Nice compilation Dinesh ji. On Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 11:59:04 PM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote:
> *Hyphaene dichotoma* (D.White bis ex Nimmo) Furtado > [image: Hyphaene dichotoma (D.White bis ex Nimmo) Furtado] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149887784> > > *hy-FEN-ay-ee* or *HY-fen-ay* -- Greek: meaning woven; referring to the > fibers on the fruit ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Hyphaene> > *dy-KAW-toh-muh* -- meaning branching, divided or forked in pairs ... Dave's > Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=dichotoma> > *commonly known as*: branching palm, Indian doum palm, *hoka* tree, > *oka-mundel* (archaic name) • *Gujarati*: દીવતાડ divtaad, હોકાતાડ > hokaataad, માકાંબેરુ makamberu (archaic name), રાવણતાડ raavan taad • > *Konkani*: रावण माड raavan maad • *Marathi*: रावण ताड raavan taad, रावण > ताल raavan taal > *botanical names*: *Hyphaene dichotoma* (D.White bis ex Nimmo) Furtado > ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Borassus dichotomus* D.White bis ex Nimmo ... > *heterotypic > synonyms*: *Hyphaene indica* Becc. • *Hyphaene taprobanica* Furtado ... > POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 15 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 > *branching palm, Indian doum palm* > > - Marselin R Almeida, Naresh Chaturvedi - *Trees of Mumbai* - Bombay > Natural History Society (1st Ed. 2006) > > *hoka tree* > > - Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Doum%20Palm.html>, > retrieved January 15, 2026 > - Hoka Tree <https://travel-diu.blogspot.com/p/interesting-photos.html> > - Experiencing Diu - Through the Eyes of RA ... (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - or *hoka* palm tree ... Hoka palm trees > <https://icharchive.intach.org/Detail/objects/2581> - Intangible > Cultural Heritage (ICH) Division - ICH Archive ... (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - Google's AI Overview about this name's etymology: > 1. While often used simply as a proper name for the species, in > some local Gujarati contexts, the word *hoka* (or *hokka*) can > colloquially refer to something that is "crazy" or "mad", likely > referring > to the tree's unusual and irregular branching pattern which > distinguishes > it from typical straight-trunked palms. > 2. This name in all probability, named for the Okhamandal region > (tip of the Saurashtra peninsula near Dwarka), which is a native > habitat > for this palm. > > *oka-mundel (archaic name)* > > - John Graham · 1839 · A Catalogue of the Plants Growing in Bombay and > Its Vicinity > <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/_/gRwlAQAAMAAJ?hl=en> - > Government Press ... (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - Google's AI Overview about this name: *Oka-mundel* is an > historically documented local name, found in early botanical texts like > those from the 19th century, it is rarely used by locals today. It is > likely derived from the Okhamandal region (tip of the Saurashtra peninsula > near Dwarka), which is a native habitat for this palm. > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *દીવતાડ div taad, રાવણતાડ raavan taad* > > - Biological Diversity of Gujarat > > <https://www.researchgate.net/file.PostFileLoader.html?id=53e359a6d4c118a12a8b45b8&assetKey=AS%3A273575079022597%401442236789815> > > - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission ... (accessed on: Dec 16, 2020) > - Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon > <https://www.gujaratilexicon.com/> - the most comprehensive Gujarati > language resource ... (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > > *હોકાતાડ hokaataad* > > - Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon > > <https://www.gujaratilexicon.com/dictionary/gujarati-to-gujarati-translation/%E0%AA%B9%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A1*/> > > - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource ... (accessed: Jan 15, > 2026) > - This name in all probability, named for the Okhamandal region (tip > of the Saurashtra peninsula near Dwarka), which is a native habitat for > this palm. > > *માકાંબેરુ makamberu (archaic name, was prevalent in Daman)* > > - Sheshagiri Rao Rolla (1970) The Doum Palms in India > <https://palms.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/v8n2p49-54.pdf> ... > (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - Google's AI Overview about this name's etymology: > 1. The name *makamberu* is almost certainly of Swahili (East > African) origin, brought to the Indian coast via the Portuguese > maritime > trade routes. > 2. Daman and Diu were key nodes in the Portuguese State of India > (*Estado > da Índia*), which heavily traded with Mozambique and the East > African coast. It is highly probable that African sailors or the Siddi > community (Indians of African descent) brought both the seeds and the > original African name to Daman. > > ~~~~~ 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 > *रावण माड raavan maad* > > - name coined from Marathi, for want of name > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *रावण ताड raavan taad* > > - विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश > > <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1> > > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > > *रावण ताल raavan taal* > > - Sheshagiri Rao Rolla (1970) The Doum Palms in India > <https://palms.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/v8n2p49-54.pdf> ... > (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - 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: Jan 15, 2026) > > ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > ***Andhra Pradesh, Dadra and Diu and Daman, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra > > - Sheshagiri Rao Rolla (1970) The Doum Palms in India > <https://palms.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/v8n2p49-54.pdf> ... > (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - Umerfaruq Qureshimatva, Lancelot D'Cruz, Hitesh A. Solanki and > Santosh Yadav. (2018).Distribution of near threatened palm Hyphaene > dichotoma (White) Furtado in Gujarat State and Union Territories Diu, > Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India. > <https://ijrat.org/downloads/Vol-6/nov-2018/Paper%20ID-611201834.pdf> > International Journal of Research in Advent Technology, 6(11), 3014-3017. > ... (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - Pratibha Pande, Ana Margarida Pereira - A Reference Guide :: Goa’s > National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries (2014) > > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/10EIE9g6ghjZwe8mp6f3EsSyrjwGi7WD7/view?usp=drive_link> > > - Forest Department, Government of Goa ... (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - CHECKLIST OF FLORA OF GUJARAT > <https://archive.org/details/checklist-of-gujarat-flora> ... > (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > - Andhra Pradesh :: Arigela, Ravi & Das, K.. (2010). *Hyphaene > dichotoma* L. (Gingerbread Palm), Arecaceae - A rare, sacred and > exotic palm tree in Andhra Pradesh. > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296837321> National Academy > Science Letters. 33. 59-62. ... (accessed: Jan 15, 2026) > > *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the > state > ~~~~~ Created on: 09:51 15-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 23:54 15-01-2026 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/hyphaene-dichotoma-dwhite-bis-ex-nimmo.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/0929af1f-eff1-4dcf-a85d-cf4cee512463n%40googlegroups.com.
