MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

TAMIL INDEX

Romanised names only



THIS INDEX IS BEING RECONSTRUCTED
(new address :  Tamil_index_new.html     expected completion end 2007)



 Aalam vizhudhu   ->   Ficus benghalensis L.

Aamanakku   ->   Ricinus communis L.

Arai Nellikkai  ->  Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell

Arali   ->        Ficus religiosa L.

Arattai  -> Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd

Arugampul   ->  Cynodon dactylon

Asoka pattai   ->  Saraca indica L.

Athi        ->        Ficus racemosa L.

Atimaduram / Adi maduram  -> Glycyrrhiza glabra L.

Atipari-Chcham    ->        Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Boonthi Vidhai    ->        Sapindus trifoliatus L.

Chiru Nerunji     ->        Tribulus terrestris L.

Chitaamuttie   ->        Sida cordifolia L.

Chivan Melpodi   ->    Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz

Cikappu milakaay (red) Sikappu ?   ->  Capsicum frutescens L.

Dhania / Kothumalli           ->        Coriandrum sativum L.

Ellu      ->        Sesamun indicum L.

Gostam   ->        Saussurea lappa (Decne.) C. B. Clarke -> Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch.

Guppai ->  Anethum graveolens L.

Ilavam                               ->        Bombax malabaricum

Ilavangam  -> Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume

  Ilavarikam     ->   Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Inci, Ingee, Inji  ->  Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Inchi veer ->  Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Jathikaai                            ->        Myristica fragrans Houtt.

Jiirakam, Jiragam  ->  Cuminum cyminum L.

Kaarpoka Arisi       ->        Psoralea corylifolia L.  ->  Cullen corylifolium ((L.) Medik. (pref. name)

Kandan Kattari                  ->        Solanum nigrum L.

Kandanthippili  -> Piper longum L.

Karaampu  ->  Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Karpooram      ->      Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

Karppuurappul  ->  Cymbopogon citratus  (DC.)  Stapf

Karumpu  ->   xxxxx

Karum seeragam               ->        Nigella sativa L.

Kattu elupay                     ->        Teminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Kattu illuppai   ->    Madhuca indica Hamilton ex J. F. Gmel. -> Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) J. F. Macbr. var. latifolia (Roxb.) Chevalier

Kilavari      ->        Asparagus racemosus  Willd.

Kiraampu   ->  Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Kollu                                   ->        Dolichos biflorus L.  ->   Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. cylindrica (L.) Verdc.

Korai kizhangu                  ->        Cyperus rotundus L.

Kudavam                           ->        Inula racemosa Hook. f.

Kumkum poo                      ->        Crocus sativus L.

Kundrikam                          ->        Boswellia serrata (Roxb.) Colebr.

Lavanga pattai   -> Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume

Lavangam                          ->        Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Maadhulam                        ->        Punica granatum L.

Makampuu  ->  Pimpinella anisum L.

Manditta, Manjitti             ->        Rubia cordifolia L.

Manjal   ->  Curcuma longa L.

Manjal karisilanganni        ->        Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.

Mara manjal                      ->        Berberis aristata DC.

Maravetti ?                     ->        Taraktogenos kurzii King   ->   Hydnocarpus kurzii (King) Warb.

Maravetti ?                     ->      Hydnocarpus  pentandra (Buch.-Ham.) Oken   

Marudaani       ->    Lawsonia alba Lam. ->   Lawsonia inermis L.

Milagu                                ->        Piper nigrum L.

Mungil arisee                     ->        Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.

Murkampoo                        ->        Butea frondosa Koen

Narivila / nayvila               ->        Feronia limonia (L.) Swingle

Natchattirajiragam  ->  Pimpinella anisum L.

Neer Nochi                        ->        Crataeva nurvala

Nellikkai      ->       Emblica officinalis Gaertn -> Phyllanthus emblica L.

Nial-Panai-Kizhangu          ->        Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.

Nochi                                 ->        Vitex negundo L.

Omam                                ->        Hyoscyamus niger

Paccai milakaay (green)   ->  Capsicum frutescens L.

Palacoody.                        ->        Leptadenia reticulata

Palmodika                          ->        Ipomoea digitata L.

Parnagichekkai                  ->        Smilax chinensis

Paruppu   ->   Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb

Pattai                                ->        Cinnamonum tamala 

Perandai                            ->        Cissus quadrangularis L.

Perunjiragam  Perucirakam ?  ->  Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Perunkaayam / Perungaayam  ->  Ferula assa-foetida L. / Ferula foetida Regel

Pista    ->  Pistacia vera L.

Pitpapara                          ->        Fumaria officinallis

Potaippul    ->  Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Pudal         ->        Trichosanthes dioica Roxb

Pudina         ->        Mentha arvensis

Caituun, Saidun ->  Olea europea L.

Sandanam     ->        Santalum album L.

Sataguppi   ->  Anethum graveolens L.

Seemai Kichchili Kizhangu      ->         Hedychium spicatum Buch.-Ham.

Semparuthi Poo      ->        Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Sen Chandanam - Red sandalwood   ->   Pterocarpus santalinus L. f.

Sotru Kathazhai  -> Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.  ->  Aloe barbadensis Mill.

Suganth Bala      ->   Valeriana wallichii DC. -> Valeriana jatamansi Jones

Tamari      ->        Nelumbo nucifera

Tannirvitangu  ->  Asparagus adscendens Roxb

Thippili  -> Piper longum L.

Thottal Chinungi               ->        Mimosa pudica L.

Thulasi    ->    Ocimum sanctum L. -> Ocimum tenuiflorum L.

Umatham                           ->        Dhatura stramonium

Umi     ->        Plantago ovata Forssk.

Vallarai     ->        Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Vanikkoti (Vanokkodi)  ->  Vanilla planifolia Andrews

Vatumai  ->  Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb

Veillutta-Champakam       ->        Mesua ferrea L.

Vellaipunelu                       ->        Vanda roxburghii

Vembu  ->   Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

Vendayam                         ->        Trigonella foenum graecum

Vengaya vidai,                  ->        Carum bulbocastanum (L.) W.D.J. Koch -> Bunium bulbocastanum L.

Vepa  ->   Azadirachta indica A. Juss.


Yelakkai                             ->        Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton

Yetti ?                     ->        Taraktogenos kurzii King   ->   Hydnocarpus kurzii (King) Warb.

Yetti ?                     ->      Hydnocarpus  pentandra (Buch.-Ham.) Oken   


Yetti Kottai     ->        Strychnos nux-vomica L.

 


HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS
Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Plant Names - Tamil index. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute of Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. Australia.
< http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Tamil_index.html > (2005).

 

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