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Celastraceae (staff vine or bittersweet family) »
Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. ¿ lo-foh-PET-al-um ? -- from the Greek lophos (crest), and petalon (leaf)..
Dave's Botanary ¿ wight-ee-AY-num ? -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon & botanist in India..
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: Wight's lophopetalum • Coorgi: ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ palmani • Kannada: ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale, ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapale, ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu, ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ palmani • Malayalam: വെങ്കടവം venkatavam, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkeatta • Marathi: बालपाले balpale • Tamil: காருக்கா karukka, வெள்ள பலா vella pala, வெள்ளபோலம் vellapolam, வெண்கடவன் venkatavan, வென்கோட்டா venkotta, வெண்குதம் venkutam Native to: c & s Western Ghats (India), Indomalaysia References:
Biotik •
Pilikula Nisarga Dhama • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. Date: 26 December 2014, 12:30. Source:
Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
13° 28′ 58.18″ N, 75° 07′ 03.18″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 13.482827; 75.117550.