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Names of 99 very rare flowers.
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99 தமி� ��க�றி�சி பா��
99 Tamil Flower
Kurunjippaatu
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1. கா�த� kāntaḷ
•Common name: Malabar glory lily, red or white species,
• Scientific/Latin name:
Gloriosa superba
• Flower sacred to Murugan
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2.ஆ�ப� āmpal
• Common Name:
Water-lily
• Scientific/Latin Name: nymphaea lotus
• Also known as அ�லி.
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3.அன��ச� aniccam
• a-nitya. Flower supposed to be so delicate as to droop oreven perish when smelt;The flower is extinct according to all major sources.(recently in internet a claim that Anicham flower has beenrediscovered by Mr. Kumarasamy, former professor in medicinal botany,Govt Siddha Medical College Palayamkottai, Tamilnadu, India.Scientific Name: Anagallisarvensis Linn.)
• This claim is to be confirmed –further study required.
http://siddhadreams.blogspot.com/200
5/12/this-is-plant-anicham-mentioned-
in.html
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4.வைள kuvaḷai
• Common Name: Purple Indian water-lily
• Scientific/Latin Name:Nymphaeaodorata
• Also known as
ெச க!ந#$Kuvalai could also mean Karunkuvalai.
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5. றி�சி kuṟiñci
• Common Name:
conehead
• Scientific/Latin
name:
Strobilanthes;
• ��வைக. (L.)
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6. ெவ�சி veṭci
• Common Name:
Scarlet ixora
• Scientific/Latin
name: Ixoracoccinea;
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7. ெச ெகா�ேவ& cen-kodu-vēri
• Common Name:
Rosy-flowered leadwort
• Scientific/Latin name: Plumbago rosea
• Also Known as
ெச ெகா'ேவலி.
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8.ேதமா tē-mā (ேதமா��)
• Common
Name:
Sweet
mango
• Scientific/L
atin Name:
Mangifera
indica
•This species must be a slightly different one from the common Mango (Since the poet also mentions Mango tree later)
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9. மண)�சிைக maṇi-c-cikai
• Common Name:
Crab's eye
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Abrus precatorius;
• Also known as *றி
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10. உ�,� untūḻ
• Common Name:
Large bamboo
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Bambusa arundinaca
• Also known as ெப-. கி�.
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11. /வ)ள� kūviḷam
• Common Name:
Bael
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Aegle marmelos
• Also known as வ)�வ�.
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12. எ1� eṟuḻ
• A hill tree with
red flowers; ெச�நிற �2ைடயறி�சிநில56மரவைக.
• Scientific name could
not be identified.
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13. 8�ள� cuḷḷi
• Common Name:
Ceylon ebony
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Diospyros ebenum
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14. /வ)ர� kūviram
• (flower of)
A mountain tree; மைலமரவைக
• This flower/tree has
not been identified.
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15. வடவன� vaṭa-vaṉam
• Common Name:
Indian banyan
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Ficusbenghalensis L
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16. வாைக vākai
• Common Name:
Sirissa
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Albizzia
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17. டச� kuṭacam
• Common Name:
Conessi bark
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Holarrhena anti-dysenterica
• Also known as டச பாைல,கச :ெவ�பாைல
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18. எ-ைவ eruvai
• Common Name:
European bamboo reed
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Arundo donax
• Also known as ெகா1�ைக
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19. ெச-வ)ைள ceru-vilai
• Common Name:
White-flowered mussell-shell creeper
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Clitoria ternatea-albiflora
• Also known as
ெவ�ைள� கா�கண�
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20. க-வ)ள� karu-viḷam
• Common Name: Mussell-shell creeper
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Clitoria ternateatypica
• Also known as கா�க�டா*
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21.பய)ன� payiṉi
• (flower of) A kind of
tree peculiar to hilly
tracts; றி�சிநில56உ;டா�ஒ-வைகமர�
• Not Identified
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22. வான� vāṉi
• (flower of) A tree; மரவைக.
• Not Identified
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23. ரவ� kuravam
• Common Name:
Bottle-flower
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Weberacorymbosa
• Also known as ரா
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24. ப8�ப)' pacu-m-piṭi
• Common Name:
Mysore gamboge
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Garciniaxanthochymus
• Also known as ப�சிைல
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25. வள� vakuḷam
• Common Name:
Pointed-leaved ape-flower
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Mimusapselangi
• Also known as மகி�
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26.காயா kāyā
• Common Name:
Ironwood tree
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Memecylon edule
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27. ஆவ)ைர āvirai
• Common
Name:
Tanner's
senna
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Cassia
auriculata
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28. ேவர� vēral
• Common Name:
Swollen node-ringed semi-solid medium bamboo
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Dendrocalamus strictus
• Also Known as சி1. கி�
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29. =ர� cūra
• Common
Name:
Oblique-
leaved jujube
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Ziziphus
oenoplia
• Also known as =ைர
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30. சி1�ைள ciru-pūlai
• Common Name:
Common wayside weed
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Aerualanata
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31. 1ந1 க;ண) kuṟu-naṟu-ṅ-kaṇṇi
• Common
Name:
Crab's eye
• Scientific/L
atin Name:
Abrus
precatorius
• Also known as *1
•மண)�சிைக(flower 9 in the list) also has same meaning , probably they
are two variants of the same species.
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32. -கிைல kurukilai
• A tree; ஓ$ மர�.
Unidentified
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33.ம-த� marutam
• Common Name:
Arjuna
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Terminaliaarjuna
• Also known as ம-6
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34.ேகா க� kōṅkam
• Common Name:
False tragacanth
• Scientific/ Latin
Name:
Cochlospermum
gossypium
• Also known as
ேகா கில2
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35. ேபா க� pōṅkam
• A variety of red-wood
ம�சா' மரவைக
ம�சா'• Common Name :
Red-wood
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Adenanthera paronina
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36. திலக� tilakam
• Common Name:
Barbados pride
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Caesalpinia gilliesii
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37. பாதி& pātiri
• Common Name:
Yellow -flowered
fragrant trumpet-
flower tree
• Scientific/ Latin
Name:
Stereospermum
chelonoides
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38. ெச-�தி cerunti
• Common Name:
Panicled golden-
blossomed pear
tree
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Ochna squarrosa
• Also known as சில�தி
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39. அதிர� atiral
• Common Name:
Wild jasmine
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Jasminumangustifolium
• Also known as
கா��ம�லிைக
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40. ச;பக� caṇpakam
• Common
Name:
Champak
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Michelia
champaca
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41. கர�ைத karantai
• Common Name:
Sweet basil
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Ocinum basilicum
• Also known as தி-ந#?1 ப�ைச
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42. ளவ) kuḷavi
•Also known as கா��ம�லி ,மைலம�லிைகThis word means two types of flowers. Indian cork is locally called as kāṭṭu-mallii , since Atiral(flower 39) also means Wild Jasmine , I assume that thepoet would have mentioned Indian cork here since he has already mentioned atiral in the poem.
• Common
Name:
Indian cork.
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Millingtonia
hortensis
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43.மாமர� mā-maram (மா��)
• Common
Name:
Mango
tree
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Mangifera
indica
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44. தி�ைல tillai
• Common
Name:
Blinding tree
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Excoecaria
agallocha
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45. பாைல pālai
• Paalai
could mean
many
variety of
flowers –
Please see
disambigua
tion slides
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46. @�ைல mullai
• Common Name:
Arabian jasmine
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Jasminum
sambac
•Mullai could mean many variety of flowers – Please see disambiguation slides
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47. க�ச �ைல kañcaṅ-kullai
• Common Name:
White-Basil
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Ocimumalbum
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48. ப)டவ� piṭavam
• Common Name:
Bedaly emetic-nut
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Randia malabarica;
• Also known as �' ப)டவ�
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49. ெச க- காலி ceṅ-karuṅkāli
• Common Name:
Red catechu
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Acacia catechu-sundra
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50. வாைழ vāḻai
• Common Name:
Plantain
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Musa paradisiaca
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51. வ�ள� vaḷḷi
• Common
Name:
Sweet potato
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Convolvulus
batatas
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52. ெநBத� neytal
• Common Name:
White Indian water-lily
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Nymphaealotus alba
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53. தாைழ tālai
• Common Name:
Coconut flower (with
the integument
covering it)
• Scientific Name/Latin
Name :
Cocos Nucifera
• Also known as ெத க�பாைள
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54. தளவ� taḷavam
• Common
Name:
Golden jasmine
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Jasminum
humile
• Also known as
ெச�@�ைல
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55.தாமைர tamarai
• Common
Name:
Lotus
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Nelumbium
speciosum
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56. ஞாழ� ñāḻal
• Common
Name:
Fetid cassia
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Cassea
sophera
• Also known as :லிநக�ெகா*ைற
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 59
57. ெமௗவ� mauval
• Common
Name:
Wild jasmine
• Also known as கா��ம�லிைக.
•one more wild jasmine variety (already two varieties Atiral and Kuzhal
have been mentioned) , Please see disambiguation Slides.
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58. ெகா' kokudi
• Common Name:
A variety of jasmine
creeper
• @�ைல�ெகா'வைக.
One more jasmine
variety. Scientific
name unavailable.
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59. ேசட� cēṭal
• Common Name:
Night-flowering
jasmine
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Nyctanthes arbor-
tristis
• Also known as பவளம�லிைக
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60. ெச�ம� cemmal
• Common
Name:
Flower of
Jasminum
grandiflorum
• Also known as சாதி �
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 63
61. சி1ெச ரலி ciṟu-ceṅ-kurali
• A mountain creeperக-�தாம�ெகா'
• Scientific name
couldn't be obtained.
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 64
62.ேகாட� kōṭal
• Common Name:
White species of
Malabar glory lily
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Gloriosa superba
• Also known as ெவ;கா�த�
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 65
63. ைகைத kaitai
• Common Name:
Fragrant screw-pine
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Pandanus
odoratissimus
• Also known as தாைழ.
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 66
64. வைழ vaḻai
• Common Name:
Long-leaved two-
sepalled gamboge
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Ochrocarpus
longifolius
• Also known as 8ர:*ைன.
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 67
65. கா�சி kāñci
• Common Name:
River Portia
• Scientific/ Latin
Name:
Trewia nudiflora
• Also known as ஆ?1 �வர8
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66. மண)� ைல- Mani-k-kulai
• Common Name:
Blue Nelumbo
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Pontederia
monochoria vaginalis
• Also known as க- வைள
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67. பா க$ pāṅkar
• Common Name:
Tooth-brush tree
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Salvadora persica
• Also known as உகா
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 70
68. மரவ� maravam
• Common Name:
Seaside Indian oak
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Barringtonia
racemosa
• Also known as ெவ;கட�:
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 71
69. தண�க� taṇakkam
• Common
Name:
Small ach
root
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Morinda
umbellata
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70. ஈ ைக īṅkai
• Species of
sensitive-
tree
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Mimosa
rubicaulis
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71. இலவ� ilavam
• Common
Name:
Red-flowered
silk-cotton
tree
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Bombax
malabaricum
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72. ெகா*ைற koṉṟai
• Common Name:
Indian laburnum
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Cassia fistula
• Also known as சர�ெகா*ைற
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 75
73.அ��: aṭumpu
• Common
Name:
Hare-leaf
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
• Ipomoea
biloba L.
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74. ஆ5தி ātti
• Common Name:
Common mountain ebony
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Bauhinia racemosa
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75. அவைர avarai
• Common
Name:
Field-
bean
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Dolichos
lablab
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76. பக*ைற pakaṉṟai
• Common
Name:
Indian jalap
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Ipomoea
turpethum
• Also known as சிவைத
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77. பலாச� palācam
• Common
Name:
Palas-
tree
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Butea
frondosa
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78. ப);' piṇṭi
• Common
Name:
Ašōka tree
• Scientific/La
tin Name:
Saraca
indica
• Also known
as அேசா
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 81
79. வ�சி vañci
• Common Name:
Glabrous mahuaof the Malabar coast
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Bassiamalabarica,
Madhucaneriifolia (Moon)
• Also known as ஆ?றிG ைப
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80. ப)5திக� pittikam
• Common Name:
Large-flowered
jasmine
• Scientific Name:
Jasminum
grandiflorum
• Also known as ப)�சி,சாதிம�லிைக.
•There are 80 species of jasmine in India. Further study is required to get
exact names of each species mentioned here.
•http://worldflorist.blogspot.com/2007/07/jasmine-flowers.html
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81. சி�6வார� cintuvāram
• Common
Name:
Three-leaved
Chaste tree
• Scientific
Name:
Vitex trifolia
• Also known as க-ெநா�சி
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 84
82. 6�ைப tumpai
• Common Name:
White dead nettle
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Leucas
Also means:
• Common Name:
Bitter toombay
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Leucas aspera
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83. 6ழாB tuḻāy
• Common Name:
Sacred basil
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Ocimumsanctum
• Also known as 6ளசி
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 86
84. ேதா*றி tōṉṟi
• Common Name: Malabar glory Lily
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Variety of Gloriosasuperba
• Also known as ெச கா�த�
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 87
85. ந�தி nanti
• Common Name:
East Indian
rosebay
• Scientific/ Latin
Name:
Tabernaemontan
a coronaria
• Also known as ந�தியாவ�ட�
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 88
86. நறவ� naṟavam
• A fragrant creeperவாசைன�ெகா'வைக
• Not Identified
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 89
87. :*னாக� puṉṉākam
• Common Name:
Kamela
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Mallotus
philippinensis
• Also known as ர ம�சணாறி
•Since Punnai is already mentioned by Kapilar, I assume the secondmeaning (Kamela) is the flower he mentioned in the poem.
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 90
88. பார� pāram
• Common Name:
Indian cotton-plant
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Gossypium herbaceum
• Also known as ப-5தி
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 91
89. பHர� pīram
• Common Names:
Sponge gourd, strainer vine
• Scientific Name:
Luffa acutangula
• Also known as பH$�
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 92
90. -�க5தி kurukkatti
• Common
Name:
Common
delight of the
wood
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Hiptage
madablota
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 93
91. ஆர� āram
• Common Name:
Sandalwood tree
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Santalum album
• Also known as ச�தனமர�
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 94
92. கா�ைவ kāḻvai
• Common Name:
Eagle-wood
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Aquilaria agallocha• Also known as அகி�
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 95
93. :*ைன puṉṉai
• Common
Name:
Mast-wood
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Calophyllum
inophyllum
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 96
94. நர�த� narantam
• Common Name:
Orange
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Citrus
aurantium L.
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 97
95. நாக � nāka-p-pū
• Common
Name:
Ironwood of
Ceylon
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Mesua ferrea
• Also known as சி1நாக �
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 98
96. ந�ள�-ணாறி naḷḷiruṇāṟi
• Common Name:
Tuscan jasmine
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Jasminum sambacflore-
manoraepleno
jasminum sambac var.
'Grand Duke Of Tuscany‘
• Also known as இ-வா�சி
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 99
97. -�த� kuruntam
• Common
Name:
Wild lime
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Atalantia
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98. ேவ ைக vēṅkai
• Common Name:
East Indian kino tree
• Scientific/Latin Name:
Pterocarpusmarsupium
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99. :ழ puḻaku
• Common Name:
East Indian satin-
wood, Palas tree
• Scientific/Latin
Name:
Chloroxylon
swietenia
• Also known as :ன@- ைக
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 102
பாைல- pālai Disambiguation
• 13 different varieties of flowers can be
addressed as pālai according to University
of Madras – Tamil Lexicon.
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/ 103
1.இ-�மர� iruḷ-maram
• Common Name:
Ironwood of
Ceylon
• Scientific/ Latin
Name :
Mesua ferrea
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2.@�மகி� - muḷ-makiḻ
• Common
Name:
Woolly
ironwood. @�மகி�.
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Sideroxylon
tomentosum
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3.கா�'- ைப kāṭṭiruppai
• Common Name:
Indian guttapercha,
• Scientific/ Latin
Name:
Dichopsis elliptica;
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4.உல�ைக பாைல ulakkai-p-pālai
• Common
Name:
Wedge-
leaved ape-
flower.
• Scientific/
Latin Name :
Mimusops
hexandra;
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5. Silvery-leaved ape- flower
• Common
Name:
Silvery-
leaved ape-
flower
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Mimusops
kauki;
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6.ஏழிைல பாைல ēḻ-ilai-p-pālai
• Common Name:
Seven-leaved milk-plant.
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Alstoniascholaris;
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7.டச பாைல kuṭaca-p-pālai
• Common Name:
Conessi-bark.
• Scientific/ Latin
Name:
Holarrhena anti-
dysenterica;
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8.கா�டல& kāṭṭalari
• Common
Name:
Mango-like
cerbera.
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Tabernae-
montana
dichotoma;
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9.ெவ�பாைல veṭ-pālai
• Common
Name:
Blue-dyeing
rosebay.
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Wrightia
tinctoria
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10.ெவ�பாைல
• Common
Name:
Woolly
dyeing
rosebay.
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Wrightia
tomentosa;
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11.க-ட பாைல karuṭa-p-pālai
• Common
Name:
India-rubber
vine.
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Cryptostegia
grandiflora
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12. Brazilian nutmeg
• Common Name:
Brazilian nutmeg
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Cryptocarya wightiana
• Photos of the flowers not
available in internet.
• http://www.biotik.org/india
/species/c/crypwigh/cryp
wigh_en.html
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13.ெகா' பாைல koṭi-p-pālai
• Common Name:
Green wax flower.
• Scientific/ Latin Name:
Dregeavolubilis;
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@�ைல – Disambiguation
• Mullai is general term for jasmine.
• There are around 80 varieties of Jasmine
in India.
• There are 6 atleast 6 flowers attributed to
Mullai in Tamil Lexicon
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1.Arabian jasmine
• Common Name:
Arabian jasmine
• Scientific/ Latin Name: Jasminum sambac;
• Jasminum sambac is a very vast group.
• Next three slides are Indian varieties of
Jasminum sambac
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1.1.;�ம�லி• Common Name:
Arabian Jasmine
'Belle of India'
• Scientific/ Latin
Name:
Jasminum
sambac var.
'Belle of India'
• ;�ம�லி
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1.2.ெகா' ம�லி• Common Name:
Arabian Jasmine
'Maid of Orleans'
• Scientific/ Latin
Name: Jasminum
sambac var. 'Maid of
Orleans'
• ெகா' ம�லி
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1.3.அ��ம�லி• Common Name:
Arabian Jasmine 'Grand Duke Of Tuscany'
• Scientific/ Latin Name: Jasminumsambac var. 'Grand Duke Of Tuscany'
• அ��ம�லி
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2. Trichotomum -flowering smooth jasmine
• Common Name:
Trichotomum-flowering smooth jasmine
• Scientific/ Latin Name: Jasminumtrichotomum
• No such Scientific name is available –most probably Clerodendrumtrichotomum - has
jasmine like flowers
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3.கா��ம�லிைக kāṭṭu-mallikai
• Common
Name:
Wild jasmine.
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Jasminum
angustifolium
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4.ஊசிம�லிைக ūci-mallikai
• Common
Name:
Eared
jasmine
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Jasminum
auriculatum
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5.Pointed leaved wild jasmine
• Common
Name:
Pointed leaved
wild jasmine
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Jasminum
malabaricum;
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6.ஈ8ர.லி īcura-mūli
• Common
Name:
Indian
birthwort
• Scientific/
Latin
Name:
Aristolochia
indica
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கா��ம�லிைக-
Disambiguation
• There are many different varieties of Wild
Jasmine many varieties in India.
• Next 5 will have Wild Jasmine varieties in India
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1.கா��ம�லிைக• Common
Name:
Wild Jasmine
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Jasminum
angustifolium
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2.கா��ம�லிைக• Common
Name:
Indian Cork
Tree, Tree
Jasmine
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Millingtonia
hortensis
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3.கா��ம�லிைக
• Common
Name:
Wild kundo
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Jasminum
nervosum
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4.ச க�
• Common
Name:
Wild Jasmine
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Clerodendrum
inerme
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5.ெகா'வைக• Common
Name:
Malabar
Jasmine, Wild
jasmine
• Scientific/
Latin Name:
Jasminum
malabaricum
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Methodology
• I have used Nachinarkuiniyar commentary to identify flower names which is not in usage now. I have used Tamil Lexicon to find thescientific names/Latin names. Using Google images I have found images for the flowers. Since Google images is not a very accurate source, I have gone through various other websites to confirm the common name and the scientific/Latin name. The list here is mostly accurate and I have mentioned comments in the places I have varied from Lexicon or Nachinarkiniyar commentary. Some flowers mentioned here are categories (it could mean lot of flowers) rather than a flower itself. I have created disambiguation page for these flowers. Finally for serious readers I have provided a further study page which have link to more details on each flower. I have tried to provide common name, scientific name and alternate Tamil name for each entry. If any reader finds any discrepancies please inform me so that I can update it.
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Further Study
• Further Study Link
http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/
99tamilflowers_links/
• Easiest method to learn more about these
flowers is to google the Scientific name.
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Reference
• Ten Tamil idylls – J.V. Chellaih
• Kurunjipaatu – Nachinarkiniyar commentry
• Tamil Lexicon
• Google Image search
• Google Search
• http://www.flowersofindia.net
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/
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Slides prepared by
Palaniappan Vairam Sarathy
• http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/2009/04/2
3/99tamilflowers_index/