Beautiful picture and nice efforts dear Dinesh ji. Both Malayalam and English names are correct. Regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Wed, 7 Jan, 2026, 7:08 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Nothopegia castaneifolia* (Roth) Ding Hou > [image: Nothopegia castaneifolia (Roth) Ding Hou] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287264893> > > ¿ *noth-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh* ? -- Greek: *nothos* (false); *pege* (fountain) > ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> > *BED-o-my* -- named for Col Richard Henry Beddome, British botanist in > India ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=beddomei> > *commonly known as*: chestnutleaf top-fruit tree • *Kannada*: ನಾಯಿ ಚೇರ > naayi chera, ಸೊನೆಮಾವು sonemaavu • *Konkani*: आंबेरी amberi • *Malayalam*: > നായ്ച്ചേര് naaycheru • *Marathi*: आंबेरी amberi > *botanical names*: *Nothopegia castaneifolia* (Roth) Ding Hou ... *heterotypic > synonyms*: *Glycicarpus edulis* Dalzell • *Glycicarpus racemosa* Dalzell > • *Nothopegia dalzellii* Gamble • *Nothopegia racemosa* (Dalzell) > Ramamoorthy ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, > retrieved 07 January 2026 > Bibliography / etymology > Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid > permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise > their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites > may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of > India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> > mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just > enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best > prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu > amplo*. > ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ > written and spoken widely, in most parts of India > *chestnutleaf top-fruit tree* > > - Flowers of India > > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chestnutleaf%20Top-Fruit%20Tree.html>, > retrieved January 7, 2026 > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ನಾಯಿ ಚೇರ naayi chera* > > - Imran Baig - Plants of Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden > > <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imran-Baig-2/publication/327436070_Plants_of_Mahatma_Gandhi_Botanical_Garden_-_A_biodiversity_heritage_site/links/5b8f815345851540d1c9d930/Plants-of-Mahatma-Gandhi-Botanical-Garden-A-biodiversity-heritage-site.pdf> > - A biodiversity heritage site > > *ಸೊನೆಮಾವು sonemaavu* > > - Kulkarni, Satish. (2016). Tree Wealth of KTR > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311619742_Tree_Wealth_of_KTR> > > ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी) / *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam > (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) > ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat > *आंबेरी amberi* > > - Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo > methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. > > <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> > Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *നായ്ച്ചേര് naaycheru* > > - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *आंबेरी amberi* > > - The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील > वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा > > <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> > [accessed > on: 28 Apr 2014] > > ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, ***Odisha, ***Tamil Nadu > > - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist > and Distribution of the World Flora. > <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> > Version 25.12; last update Dec. 21st, 2025. Last accessed 07/01/2026 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > - Odisha :: Das, Prabhat & Sahoo, Tirthabrata & Mallick, Samarendra & > Panda, Pratap. (2021). First record of occurrence of the tree species > *Nothopegia > racemosa* (Dalz.) Ramamurthy (Anacardiaceae) from Eastern Ghats of > India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356961289> > > *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the > state > ~~~~~ Created on: 09:14 07-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 17:21 07-01-2026 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/nothopegia-castaneifolia-roth-ding-hou.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkXgDR6R0jRjH-NGC2-1mKyHyuVas63XrQ5z81vAu8kQiViZQ%40mail.gmail.com.
