*Ancistrocladus heyneanus* Wall. ex J.Graham [image: Ancistrocladus heyneanus Wall. ex J.Graham] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82243740>
*an-siss-troh-KLAD-us* -- Greek: *ankistron* (fish hook); *clados* (branch) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *hey-nee-AH-nus* -- named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist and traveller ... Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Heyne> *commonly known as*: *kardal* • *Konkani*: करदळ karadal • *Malayalam*: മോതിരവള്ളി modiravalli • *Marathi*: करदळ karadal (or करदळी karadali) *botanical names*: *Ancistrocladus heyneanus* Wall. ex J.Graham ... *synonyms*: no synonyms known ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 21 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 *kardal* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kardal.html>, retrieved January 21, 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 *करदळ karadal* - Marathi name borrowed, for want of name ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *മോതിരവള്ളി modiravalli* - Jose Mathew - Floristic and ethnobotanical studies of Achankovil forests Western Ghats Kerala <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/97482> :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026) - Pius O L - Resource inventory of the plants used in the Indian systems of medicine and folklore medicinal practices in the Malappuram District of Kerala <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/129228> :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026) - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026) ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *करदळ karadal (or करदळी karadali)* - Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). *A dictionary, Marathi and English*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857. ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026) - विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B3> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026) ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Goa, ***Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, ***Tamil Nadu; endemic - 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 21/01/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy). - Goa :: Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262059791> Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186. ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026) *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 20:56 21-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 11:16 22-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/ancistrocladus-heyneanus-wall-ex-jgraham.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/CABSQqC3%2Bbq3rRRSmXvuz4omNisMaVc7kMjXtZ53rOwBJjwKrqA%40mail.gmail.com.
