M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Mesua names

MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Mesua names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

Mesua coromandelina Wight -> Mesua ferrea L. A
Mesua ferrea L. A
Mesua ferruginea (Pierre) Kosterm.
Mesua nagassarium (Burm. f.) Kosterm. -> Mesua ferrea L. A
Mesua nervosa Planch. & Triana
Mesua pedunculata Wight -> Mesua ferrea L. A
Mesua roxburghii Wight -> Mesua ferrea L. A
Mesua sclerophylla Thw. -> Mesua ferrea L. A
Mesua speciosa Choisy -> Mesua ferrea L. A

Mesua ferrea L.

SYNONYM(S) : Calophyllum nagassarium Burm. f., Mesua coromandelina Wight, Mesua nagassarium (Burm. f.) Kosterm., Mesua pedunculata Wight, Mesua roxburghii Wight, Mesua sclerophylla Thw., Mesua speciosa Choisy

ARABIC : Narae-kaisar.

ASSAMESE : Nahor, নোক্তে Nokte.

BENGALI : নাগকেশর Nagkesar, পুন্নাগ Punnaga.

BURMESE : Gungen, Kenga.

CHINESE : 铁力木 Tie li mu, 鐵力木 (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Ceylon ironwood, Cobra's saffron, Indian rose-chestnut, Iron-wood tree, Sembawang tree (Singapore).

GERMAN : Nagassamen.

GUJARATI : નાગચંપા Nagachampa.

HINDI : नागचम्पा Nagchampa, नागेसर Nagesar, Naghesar, नागकेसर Nagkesar , Nahar, नर्मिश्क Narmishka (Urdu name in Devanagari script).

ITALIAN : Croco di cobra.

JAPANESE : Tagayasan.

KANNADA : ನಾಗ ಕೇಸರಿ Nagakesari, ನಾಗ ಸಮ್ಪಿಗೆ Nagasampige.

MALAY : Nagasari (Java), Penaga.

MALAYALAM : ചുരുളി Churuli, Vainavu.

MARATHI : नागकेशर Nagakeshara, नागचंपा Nagchampa, थोरलाचांपा Thorlachampa.

NEPALESE : Nagesvar campa, Nagesvari, नागकेसर Nagkesar, Narisal, Potal, Ruk keshar.

RUSSIAN : Индийское железное дерево Indiiskoe zheleznoe derevo, Мезуа железная Mezua zheleznaia, Мезуя железная Mezuia zheleznaia, Нагакешара Nagakeshara (from Hindi), Железное дерево Zheleznoe derevo.

SANSKRIT : Champeryah, Nagakesara, Nagakeshara, Nagkesar * , नागकेशर Nagakesarah, Nagkeshara, Nagkeshwar, Nagpushpa, नागपुष्प Nagapuspah.

TAGALOG : Kaliuas.

TAMIL : Charu-nagapu, நாகப்பூ Nagappu, நாகேசுரம் Nakecuram , Sirunagappoo, Tadinangu, Veillutta champakam.

TELUGU : Kesaramu, నాగకేసరము Nagakesaramu, Nagashappu.

THAI : ประนาคอ Bhra na kaw, บุนนาค Bunnak (Boon naak), Ka ko (Karen), ก๊าก่อ Gaa gaaw, ก้ำก่อ Gam gaaw, Kam ko (Shan), สารภีดอย Saan phee daawy, Saraphi doi (Chiang Mai).

URDU : Narmishka.

VIETNAMESE : Awaiting feedback.

UNIDENTIFIED : Nagachempakam, Nagakesara, Nangu. Penaga, Penaga lili, Thiet lucmoc.

Mesua ferruginea (Pierre) Kosterm.

ENGLISH : Ironwood, Ironwood tree.

THAI : บุนนาคน้ํา Bunnak nam (Boon naak naam).

Mesua nervosa Planch. & Triana

ENGLISH : Chestnut ironwood.

THAI : นาคบุตร Naak boot (Nak but).

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Sorting Mesua Names. < http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Mesua.html > (2008).

REFERENCES
General Bibliography + REFERENCES
Online + REFERENCES
Specific & complementary

ICRAF, 2004, Agroforestry Database, World Agroforestry Centre. International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF). < http://www.worldagroforestry.org/Sites/TreeDBS/Aft/BotanicSearch.cfm >. (AgFor)

flickr, 2008, Nagesar (Hindi: नागेसर). < http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2209466346/ >

Thai-language.com, 2008, Internet Resource for the Thai Language. < http://www.thai-language.com/ > Excellent aid.

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?Mesua (07 January 2005). (GRIN)

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : In progress.

NOTE

Sanskrit name "Nagkesar" referring to the buds of this plant is also applied to the buds of Mammea longifolia and Bastard cinnamon.

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