Gymnacranthera canarica

commonly known as: Kanara nutmeg • Kannada: ಪಿಂಡಿಕಾಯಿ pindikaayi, ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಮರ mombatthi mara • Malayalam: പിണ്ടിക്കായ pintikkaya, ഉണ്ടപ്പയിൻ undappayin • Tulu: ಪುಂಡಿಕ್ಕಾಯಿ pundikkayi

botanical names: Gymnacranthera canarica (Bedd. ex King) Warb. … homotypic synonyms: Myristica canarica Bedd. ex King … POWO

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• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 – 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga
• ಪಿಂಡಿ pindi has several meanings; in this context the best would be “a spherical mass” – referring to the globose fruit; ಕಾಯಿ kaayi = raw fruit, or greens, serving as vegetable

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga … ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ mombatthi = candle; ಮರ mara = tree; the red exudate from seeds is used in candle making
• or ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಬೀಜ mombatthi beeja … Mandayam Digital Library – Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar … ಬೀಜ beeja = seed … seeds yield a fat, used for soap-making and as an illuminant; also seeds are crushed and pressed into joints of bamboos and burnt like candles; the flame is small and clear without any smoke … The Useful Plants Of India

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• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name … efloraofindia

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• Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga