*Semecarpus kathalekanensis* Dasappa & Swam. [image: Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96671163>
*sim-eh-KAR-pus* -- Greek: *semeion* (a sign, a mark); *karpos* (fruit) ... Auroville Virtual Herbarium <https://aurovilleherbarium.org/contents/nomenclature.php?id=177> *kuh-thuh-lay-KAHN-en-sis* -- of or from Kathalekan region of Uttara Kannada *commonly known as*: Kathalekan marsh nut • *Kannada*: ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu • *Konkani*: व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo *botanical names*: *Semecarpus kathalekanensis* Dasappa & Swam. ... *synonyms*: no known synonyms ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 16 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 *Kathalekan marsh nut* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kathalekan%20Marsh%20Nut.html>, retrieved January 16, 2026 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu* - BIOTIK <http://www.biotik.org/india/species/s/semekath/semekath_ka.html> (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: Jan 16, 2026) ~~~~~ 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 *व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo* - name coined from Marathi, for want of name ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Goa, Karnataka; endemic - Kambale, Sharad & Kullayiswamy, K. & SWAMINATH, MUDUVADI & Sanjappa, Munivenkatappa. (2016). Validation of the name *Semecarpus kathalekanensis* (Anacardiaceae). <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295857773> Phytotaxa. 247. 299–300.. 10.11646/phytotaxa.247.4.10. ... (accessed: Jan 16, 2026) ~~~~~ Created on: 12:24 16-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:12 16-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/semecarpus-kathalekanensis-dasappa-swam.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/CABSQqC0YNzyYMFFqZAgMpkOFHxT9Dj1CeQCC621q68S6xEY4gw%40mail.gmail.com.
