Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation. Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 10:35 AM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/ob6vQ3mjJzc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/0929af1f-eff1-4dcf-a85d-cf4cee512463n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CABSQqC2mVZ17%2BGCi-_45tvxr%3DnFTmpetH7dKTth0f5cCvQ_rzg%40mail.gmail.com.
