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

MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Millettia names

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

Millettia auriculata Baker ex Brandis -> Millettia extensa (Benth.) Benth. ex Baker A
Millettia championii Benth.(ILDIS) -> Callerya reticulata (Benth.) Schot (ILDIS) A
Millettia extensa (Benth.) Benth. ex Baker A
Millettia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) A. Gray A
Millettia kiangsiensis Z. Wei (ILDIS) -> Callerya reticulata (Benth.) Schot (ILDIS) A
Millettia laurentii De Wild. A
Millettia leucantha Kurz. -> Millettia pendula Benth.
Millettia macrophylla (Benth.) Kurz, nom. illeg. -> Millettia extensa (Benth.) Benth. ex Baker A
Millettia nitida (Benth.) Gees. (ILDIS) -> Callerya nitida (Benth.) Gees. (ILDIS) A
Millettia ovalifolia sensu Kurz, non (Wight & Arn.) Kurz -> Millettia peguensis Ali
Millettia ovalifolia Kurz. -> Millettia peguensis Ali
Millettia ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.) Kurz -> Derris ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.) Benth.
Millettia pendula Benth
Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
Millettia reticulata Benth. (ILDIS) -> Callerya reticulata (Benth.) Schot (ILDIS) A
Millettia speciosa Benth.(ILDIS) -> Callerya speciosa (Champ.) Schot (ILDIS) A
Millettia sphaerosperma Z. Wei (ILDIS) -> Callerya cinerea (Benth.) Schot (ILDIS) A
Millettia sphaerosperma Z. Wei -> Callerya sphaerosperma (Z. Wei) Z. Wei & Pedley
Millettia stuhlmannii Taub. A
Millettia versicolor Welw. ex Baker A

Millettia extensa (Benth.) Benth. ex Baker

SYNONYM(S) : Millettia auriculata Baker ex Brandis, Millettia macrophylla (Benth.) Kurz, nom. illeg., Otosema extensa Benth., Otosema macrophylla Benth., Robinia macrophylla Roxb., nom. illeg.

BURMESE : Dama-nge, Kai-sang-mi, Semein, Win-u.

HINDI : Agarbel, Gauj, Gonj, Kauj, Patani.

JAPANESE : ミレッティア・アウリキュラータ Mirettia aurikuraata.

THAI : กาว เครือ Kaao kreua, กวาวเครือ Kwaao kreua, จาน เครือ Jaan kreua.

Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Baker

SYNONYM(S) : Berrebera ferruginea Hochst.

JAPANESE : ミレッティア・フェルギネア Mirettia feruginea.

Millettia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) A. Gray

SYNONYM(S) : Kraunhia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Taub., Wisteria japonica Siebold & Zucc.

JAPANESE : ドヨウフジ Doyou fuji, ナツフジ Natsu fuji, ミレッティア・ヤポニカ Mirettia yaponika.

Millettia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) A. Gray var. microphylla Makino

JAPANESE : ヒメフジ　 Hime fuji.

Millettia laurentii De Wild.

ENGLISH : Awoung, Wenge.

FRENCH : Millettia du Cameroon, Palissandre d'Afrique, Palissandre du Congo.

GERMAN : Wenge.

JAPANESE : ウエンジ Uenji, ミレッティア・ラウレンティイ Millettia raurentii.

PORTUGUESE : Palissandro del Congo.

UNIDENTIFIED AFRICAN : Awong (Cameroon), Bokonge, Dikela (Zaire), Mibotu, Mboto, Otogo, Tshikalakala, Wengé (Zaire), Zai wenge.

"Wenge" seems to be the preferred trade name for this species.

Millettia nitida (Benth.) Gees.

SYNONYM(S) : Callerya nitida (Benth.) Gees.

CHINESE : 光叶崖豆藤 Guang ye ya dou teng (Hong Kong), 光葉魚藤 Guang ye yu teng (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Glittering-leaved millettia.

JAPANESE : ミレッティア・ニティダ Mirettia nitida.

Millettia pachycarpa Benth

SYNONYM(S) : Millettia dunnii Merr., Millettia fooningensis Hu, Millettia taiwaniana Hayata, Pongamia taiwaniana Hayata, Whitfordiodendron taiwaniana (Hayata) Ohwi

BURMESE : Mi-gyaung-nwe, Nhtau-ru, Semein.

CHINESE : 厚果崖豆藤 Hou guo ya dou teng, 台灣魚藤 Tai wan yu teng (as M. taiwaniana, Taiwan).

Millettia peguensis Ali

SYNONYM(S) : Millettia ovalifolia sensu Kurz, non (Wight & Arn.) Kurz

BENGALI : তূমা Tuma.

BURMESE : Nantha, Thinwin.

ENGLISH : Jewels on a string, Moulien rosewood.

Millettia pendula Benth

SYNONYM(S) : Millettia leucantha Kurz.

BURMESE : Thinwin.

JAPANESE : ミレッティア・ペンドゥラ Mirettia pendura, ミレッティア・ペンヅラ Mirettia penjira.

PORTUGUESE : Khacho.

UNIDENTIFIED : Sortom.

The above non-Japanese common names are trade names for this species and "khacho" appears to be preferred. We guessed the identities of the languages.

Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi

SYNONYM(S) : Cytisus pinnatus L., Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet , Galedupa indica Lam. , Galedupa pinnata (L.) Taub. , Pongamia glabra Vent., nom. illeg., Pongamia grandifolia Zoll. & Moritzi ex Moritzi , non Grah., Pongamia mitis Kurz, nom. illeg. , Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre, Robinia amara Lour., Robinia mitis L.

CHINESE : 水黃皮 Shui huang pi (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Indian beech, Indian pongamia, Karum tree, Mullikulam tree (Ceylon), Pongam, Pongam oiltree, Pongam oil tree, Pongamia tree, Poonga oil tree (India).

HINDI : Karnja, Pongam.

JAPANESE : クロヨナ Kuro yona, 黒ヨナ Kuro yona, ミレッティア・ピンナタ Mirettia pinnata.

KANNADA : ಹೊಂಗೆ Honge, ಹೊಂಗೆ ಬೀಜ Honge bīja (seeds).

MALAYALAM : Pungam, Ungam.

SANSKRIT : Karanja, नक्तमाल Naktamāla.

SINHALESE : Gal karanda, Karanda, Magul karanda.

TAMIL : Poona, Puggam, புங்கை Pungai, Punka, Punku.

TELUGU : కానుగ Kānuga.

Millettia reticulata Benth.

SYNONYM(S) : Callerya reticulata (Benth.) Schot

CHINESE : 老荊藤 Lao jing teng (Lo king t'ang - Taiwan), 鸡血藤 Ji xue teng (Kam shu t'ang ).

ENGLISH : Evergreen wisteria.

JAPANESE : ミレッティア・レティクラタ Mirettia retikurata, ムラサキナツフジ Murasaki natsu fuji, サッコウフジ Sakkou fuji.

Millettia speciosa Benth.

SYNONYM(S) :   Callerya speciosa (Champ.) Schot

CHINESE :    美丽鸡血藤   Mei li ji xue teng, 牛大力藤 Niu da li teng.

ENGLISH :   Showy millettia.

Millettia sphaerosperma Z. Wei

SYNONYM(S) : Callerya cinerea (Benth.) Schot

Millettia stuhlmannii Taub.

ENGLISH : Awang, Partridge wood (Tanzania), Panga panga.

FRENCH : Awoung (Cameroun), Millettia de Mozambique, Millettia de Tanzanie, Panga panga.

JAPANESE : パンガ・パンガ Panga panga.

PORTUGUESE : Jambire (Mosambique), Pau rosa (Brazil).

SWAHILI : Mpande (Tanzania).

UNIDENTIFIED : Jambirre, Jambiri, Jambrie, Messara, Pangire.

Wenge or Wengé seem to be applied to this species in some African countries. Panga-panga however seems to be the preferred trade name for it.

Millettia versicolor Welw. ex Baker

FRENCH : Bois d'or.

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Millettia Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. The University of Melbourne. Australia. < http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Millettia.html > (2012).

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

REFERENCES
Online

REFERENCES
Specific & complementary

ILDIS, 2001 - 2002, International Legume Database & Information Service , LegumeWeb (service to search the ILDIS World Database of Legumes - Version 5.00). < http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/ >. List of species within Millettieae family (incl. 192 Millettia) : < http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/fam/f27.shtml >. (ILDIS)

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?milletia (30 October 2004). (GRIN)

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