Tamil_index

MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

TAMIL INDEX

Romanisation order

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Notes

v = tick of approval from our Tamil Editor Sundara Balasubramanian

Aliviraaii (Alivira) Wrong spellings -> Linum usitatitssimum L.

Alivirai v -> Linum usitatitssimum L.

Amaanaakku (Amanakku) Wrong spellings -> Ricinus communis L.

Aamanakku (aamaNakku) v -> Ricinus communis L.

Ananassappalam -> Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Annasi pazham Wrong spellings -> Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Annaachip pazam v -> Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Aratai -> Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw.

no reliable name recorded so far.

Chaamaaii Wrong spellings -> Panicum miliare Lam.

Chaamai v -> Panicum miliare Lam.

Chaamai -> Sorghum vulgare Pers. -> Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.

Diraakshai v -> Vitis vinifera L.

Drakshai -> Vitis vinifera L.

Elam v -> Elettaria cardamomum (L..) Maton.

Ellu v -> Sesamum indicum L.

no reliable name recorded so far.

Gajjarakkilangu -> Daucus carota L.

Ganja -> Cannabis sativa L.

no reliable name recorded so far.

Illu Wrong spellings -> Sesamum indicum L.

Inchi -> Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Inchi veer -> Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Inciveer Wrong spellings -> Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Inji Wrong spellings -> Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Inthu v -> Cycas circinalis L.

no reliable name recorded so far.

Kanchaa v -> xxx xxx xxx

Kichali kizhangu -> Curcuma zerumbet (Berg.) Roxb. -> Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

Kadalaii Wrong spellings -> Cicer arietinum L.

Kaarumbu (Karumbu) Wrong spellings -> Saccharum officinarum L.

Karumpu v -> Saccharum officinarum L.

Katalai v -> xxx xxx xxx

Kasturivendai -> Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

Kelvaaraagu (Kelvaragu) Wrong spellings -> Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.

Keezvaraku v -> Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.

Kochittamarattai -> Averrhoa bilimbi L.

Kodimunthiri Wrong spelling -> Vitis vinifera L.

Koti munthiri v -> Vitis vinifera L.

Kolvaaraagu Wrong spellings -> Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.

Koorayaa Wrong spellings -> Psidium guajava L.

Kooyayaa Wrong spellings -> Psidium guajava L.

Kooyayaa Wrong spellings -> Psidium littorale Raddi

Kottai muthu v -> Ricinus communis L.

Koyyaa v -> Psidium littorale Raddi

Kuchumpaa -> xxx xxx xxx

Kusumbavrai -> Carthamus tinctorius L.

no reliable name recorded so far.

Maampazam v -> Mangifera indica L.

Mambazham Wrong spelling -> Mangifera indica L.

Manchal v -> Curcuma longa L.

Manjaala (Manjal) Wrong spellings -> Curcuma longa L.

Maravalli -> Manihot esculenta Crantz

Mochai -> Dolichos lablab L. -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet

Mullumangila Wrong spellings -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Roxb.

Munga Wrong spellings -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult f.

Munthiri -> Anacardium occidentale L.

no reliable name recorded so far.

Pakku -> Areca catechu L.

Palaa ->

Pappali -> ?

Ponmungil Wrong spellings -> Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J. C. Wendl.

Palaa -> Artocarpus integrifolia auct. -> Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

Pappali Wrong spellings -> Carica papaya L.

Paruthi -> Gossypium spp.

Peyellu -> Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.

Pola -> Artocarpus integrifolia auct. -> Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

no reliable name recorded so far.

Raagi -> Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.

Saamaaii -> Panicum miliare Lam.

Samaaii -> Psidium littorale Raddi

Shaamaaii -> Panicum miliare Lam.

Simaaii -> Psidium littorale Raddi

Sinnamungil -> Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees

Sirumungil -> Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees

Suriyakanthi -> Helianthus annuus L.

Thaali -> Caryota mitis Lour.

Thaamarai ->

Thengai -> ?

Thinai -> Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

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

no reliable name recorded so far.

Valli -> Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Varagu -> Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum

Vazhapazhan -> Musa sapientum L.

Vellaippundu -> Allium sativum L.

Vendai -> Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.

Vengayam -> Allium cepa L.

Verkadalai -> Arachis hypogaea L.

Vethilai -> Piper betle L.

Vilvam -> Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa

Vilvama -> Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa

no reliable name recorded so far.

Main reference(s) used in the compilation of this index :

Ohrnberger D. (Dieter), 1999, The Bamboos of the World, Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdan, The Netherlands. (Taxonomy of bamboos)

Tamil Nadu Government, 2004, GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL, ENGLISH AND TAMIL NAMES OF CROPS. < http://www.tn.gov.in/crop/dtab10.htm >.

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? > (General taxonomy).

Main contributor(s) to this index (Personal communication) : Pankaj Oudhia, Sundara Balasubramanian.

Note(s)

We are pleased to announce that the names in this index (in construction) have now been submitted to as much scrutiny as others such as the Russian or Chinese names, Thanks to our valued Tamil Editor Sundara Balasubramanian. Very few but some spelling mistakes may still be present in either the Tamil names or their romanised forms (or both). Only the top half of this index has been edited so far. Further comments are sought on spelling variations.

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