Polyglotic Lexicography

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Bouea - The names

Bouea macrophylla Griff.

Bouea gandaria Blume, Tropidopetalum javanicum Turcz.

BURMESE : မရန်းပင် mayan bin, မရန်းသီး mayan thi.

CHINESE : 波漆 Bō qī, 庚大利 Gēng dàlì.

ENGLISH : Large-leaved kundang, Mango plum, Marian plum, Marian tree, Mini mango.

FRENCH : Prune mariane.

GERMAN : Pflaumenmango.

HINDI : बोईआ मैक्रोफिला boia macrofila.

JAPANESE : アカタネノキ Akatane no ki, ボウエア・マクロフィラ Bouea makurofira, ガンダリア Gandaria.

MALAY : Buah kundang (fruit), Gandaria (Indonesia), Jatake (Java), Kundang (tree), Kundangan, Ramania (Indonesia, Sumatra), Rembunia, Setar.

PERSIAN : بوئه‌آ ماکروفیلا boeta makrofila.

RUSSIAN : Мапранг Maprang, Марианская слива Marianskaia sliva, Гандария Gandariia.

SPANISH : Gandaria.

SUNDANESE : Jatake.

TAGALOG : Gandaria.

TAMIL : மஞ்சல் நிற சிறிய பழம் manjchal nira siriya palam.

THAI : มะปราง Ma praang, มะปรางเปรี้ยว Ma praang prew (sour-fruited), มะปรางหวาน Ma praang waan (sweet-fruited), Ma phrang, มะปริง Ma pring (má bpring), มะยง Ma yong, มะยงชิด Ma yong chid, ส้มปราง Somprang (Southern Thailand).

VIETNAMESE : Thanh trà.

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-praang prew Group)

ENGLISH : Thai sour Marian plum.

FRENCH : Prune mariane acide.

THAI : มะปรางเปรี้ยว Ma prang prew (má-bpraang bprieow).

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-praang prew Group) 'Hintalu'

ENGLISH : Kalimantan sour Marian plum.

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-praang waan Group)

ENGLISH : Thai sweet Marian plum.

FRENCH : Prune mariane sucrée.

THAI : มะปรางหวาน Ma praang waan (má-bpraang waan).

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-praang waan Group) 'Ramania Pipit'

ENGLISH : Kalimantan sweet Marian plum, Red-fleshed sweet maprang.

MALAY : Ramaria pipit.

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-praang waan Group) 'Ramania Tembaga'

ENGLISH : Kalimantan sweet Marian plum, Red-fleshed sweet maprang.

MALAY : Ramaria tembaga.

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-praang waan Group) 'Ta It'

ENGLISH : Thai sweet Marian plum.

THAI : มะปรางหวาน Ma praang waan (má-bpraang waan).

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-praang waan Group) 'Wan'

ENGLISH : Thai sweet Marian plum.

THAI : มะปรางหวาน Ma praang waan (má-bpraang waan).

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-yong Group)

ENGLISH : Thai sweet and sour Marian plum.

THAI : มะยง Ma yong.

Bouea macrophylla Griff. (Ma-yong Group) 'Ma-yong Chid'

ENGLISH : Thai sweet and sour Marian plum.

JAPANESE : 大実マプラン Dai jitsu mapuran, マヨンチッド Mayonchiddo.

THAI : มะยงชิด Ma yong chid.

Bouea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Meisn.

Bouea angustifolia Blume. Bouea brandisiana Kurz., Bouea burmanica Griff., nom. illeg. superfl., Bouea burmanica var. kurzii Lecomte, Bouea burmanica var. microphylla (Griff.) Engl., Bouea burmanica var. roxburghii Lecomte, Bouea diversifolia Miq., Bouea microphylla Griff., Bouea myrsinoides Blume, Bouea oppositifolia var. microphylla (Griff.) Merr.. Bouea oppositifolia var. roxburghii (Lecomte) Tardieu, Cambessedea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt, Haplospondias brandisiana (Kurz) Kosterm., Haplospondias haplophylla (Airy Shaw & Forman) Kosterm., Linociera muelleri Van Heurck, Manga acida Noronha, nom. nud., Mangifera gandaria Roxb., nom. nud., Matpania laotica Gagnep., Mangifera oppositifolia Roxb., Spondias haplophylla Airy Shaw & Forman

BENGALI : মাইল্লা আম milla aam.

BURMESE : ဘရန်း baran, ဘရိုင်း barine, မရန်း mayan (tree), မရန်းသီး mayan thi (fruit).

ENGLISH : Burmese plum, Burmese mango plum, Marian plum, Marian tree, Plum mango, Small-leaved kundang.

FRENCH : Prune mango burmane.

HINDI : बोईआ ऑपोसिटिफोलिया boia opositifoliya.

JAPANESE : ボウエア・オッポシティフォリア Bouea opposhitiforia.

KHMER : ម៉ាកប្ដារ mak prang.

LAOTIAN : ໝາກຜາງ mak phang, ພູ phou.

MALAY : Asam djanar (Borneo), Bandjar (Borneo), Kedjauw lepang (Borneo), Kundang daun kecil, Kundang rumania (Borneo), Merapoh, Raman burung (Sumatra), Raman uris, Ramania hutan (Borneo), Ramania pipit (Borneo), Remia, Remnia, Rengas (Borneo), Rumenia, Tampusu (Borneo), Tolok burung (Borneo), Umpas (Borneo).

RUSSIAN : Мапринг Mapring, Марианская слива Marianskaia sliva.

THAI : ไม้มะปราง Mai ma praang, มะปริง Ma pring.

VIETNAMESE : Sơn trà, Thanh trà, Xoài rừng.

Tecomella -The names

Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem.

Bignonia glauca Decne., Bignonia tropaeolum Jacquem. ex DC., Bignonia undulata Sm., Gelseminum undulatum (Sm.) Kuntze, Tecoma glauca DC., Tecoma undulata (Sm.) G.Don

ARABIC : فرفار firfar.

BENGALI : Harinahada, Rodarayana.

ENGLISH : Desert Teak, Marwar Teak, Rohida Powder, Rohida Tree.

FRENCH : Tecomella.

GUJARATI : રોહિડો rohido.

HINDI : रोहेड़ा roheda, रोहिदा rohida, रक्त रोहिडा rakt rohida.

JAPANESE : テコメラ・ウンデュラタ Tekomera undyurata.

KANNADA : Mullumuntala,mರೋಹಿಡ ಮರ Rōhiḍa mara.

MALAYALAM : Chemmaram, രോഹിദ മര rohida mara.

MARATHI : Rakhtroda, Raktarohida, रोहिदा rohida.

PERSIAN : انار شیطان anar sheytan.

PORTUGUESE : Tecomella.

PUNJABI : ਲਹੂੜਾ lahūṛā, لہوڑا lḥwṛạ, ਲੁਆੜ Luāṛ, ਰਹੂੜਾ Rahūṛā (Gurmukhi), ہروڑا Ḥạrwra (Shahmukhi), ਰੋਹੀੜਾ rohira, روہیڑا Rohiṛa.

RUSSIAN : Текомелла Tekomella, Текомелла волнистая Tekomella volnistaya.

SANSKRIT : चलच्छद chalachada, दाडिमच्छद dadimacchada, दाडिमपुष्प dadimapushpa, कूटशाल्मली kootashalmali, लोहित lohita, प्लीहघ्न plihagna, रक्तघ्न raktagna, रक्तपुष्प raktapushpa, रक्त रोहिडा rakt rohida, रोहित Rohita, रोहीतक Rohitaka, सदापुष्प sadapushpa, वरतिक्त varatikta, यकृद्वैरी yakrudvairee.

SPANISH : Tecomella.

TAMIL : Malampulvan, ரோகிதா மரம் roakithaa maram.

TELUGU : ఎడారి టేకు edari teku, రోహిడా మొక్క rohida mokka, rohitaka.

URDU : لہوڑا lhoda.

Pometia - The names

Preface : I have never felt as uncomfortable with plant names as with this little known genus. P. pinnata is the only species spoken of outside South-east Asia, and even this taxon is lacking names in most languages. On the other hand the Pacific islanders provide us with so many names in so many languages and dialects (most of them not included in the MMPND) that we find it too difficult to sort. On the taxonomic side I have attempted to pair the various forms with other synonyms. These forms may or may not be valid in 2026, if not they would be synonyms of P. pinnata anyhow.

So I leave this un-finished set of records open to all suggestions and comments.

Pometia eximia (Thwaites) Bedd. -> Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (40 synonyms)

Aphania neoebudica Guillaumin, Aporetica pinnata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) DC., Cnesmocarpus excelsus Zipp. ex Blume, Dabanus acuminatus (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Dabanus pinnatus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze, Dabanus tomentosus (Blume) Kuntze, Diplocardia excelsa Zipp. ex Blume, Eccremanthus eximius Thwaites, Irina alnifolia Blume, Irina diplocardia Blume, Irina glabra Blume, Irina tomentosa Blume, Euphoria pinnata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Paxton, Euphoria pometia Poir., nom. illeg. superfl., Nephelium acuminatum Hook.f., Nephelium diplocardia (Blume) F.Muell., Nephelium eximium Thwaites, Nephelium pinnatum (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Cambess., Pometia acuminata (Hook.f.) Radlk., Pometia alnifolia (Blume) King, Pometia annamica Gagnep., Pometia coriacea Radlk., Pometia eximia (Thwaites) Bedd., Pometia glabra (Blume) Teijsm. & Binn., Pometia gracilis King, Pometia lecomtei Gagnep., Pometia macrocarpa Kurz, Pometia tomentosa (Blume) Teijsm. & Binn.

BURMESE : ပဂါညက်စုအင်းဝ paganyetsu-ainwa.

CHINESE : 番龙眼 Fān lóngyǎn, 番龙眼树 Fān lóngyǎn shù, 番龍眼 Fān lóngyǎn (Taiwan), 绒毛番龙眼 Róngmáo fān lóngyǎn, 山龍眼 Shān lóngyǎn.

ENGLISH : Fiji longan, Island lychee, Kasai tree, Oceanic lychee, Pacific lychee.

FIJIAN : Akwa, Ako dawa, Dawa, Dawa, Tawa.

FRENCH : Bois de pieux, Kava (Tahiti), Karva (French Polynesia), Lichi sauvage, Nandao (Vanuatu), Pomet, Pometier.

HINDI : कसै, ख़सै Kasai (translit. of Malay name), पोमेतिअ पिन्नता (translit. of bot. name).

JAPANESE : マトア Matoa.

LAOTIAN : ຂ່າດັງ kha dang, ກວາງ kuaang (kouang, kwaang), ຜາດັງ pha dang, ຊຽງດົງ siang dong (xieng dong), ສຽງດົງ siang dong (sieng dong).

MALAY : Kasai, Kasai daun besar, Kasai daun kecil, Kayu sapi (Java), Lengsir (Indonesia), Matoa (Indonesia), Sibu (Sarawak).

PAPUAN : Dawa moli, Dawa sere, Kasai, Matoa, Obahu, Sibu, Taun (Papua New Guinea, Pacific islands).

PERSIAN : لیچی ایسلند lichi island.

RUSSIAN : Пометия Pometiia.

SAMOAN : Kava, Tava (Samoa, Salomon Islands, Vanuatu).

SINHALESE : මොර Mora.

TAMIL : முரலி Murali.

SPANISH : Longán de Fiji.

TAGALOG : Agupanga, Malugai, Malugay, Tugaui, Tungai.

THAI : แดงน้ำ daeng náam, แสนตาล้อม săen dtaa lóm.

TONGAN : Tava, Tava kula, Tava moli, Tava toua, Tawa (Pacific islands).

VIETNAMESE : Bầu mít, Sâng, Sâng lông, Trường, Trường mật.

For further Pacific islands names refer to the paper by Lex AJ. Thomson & Randolph R. Thaman.

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. f. acuminata (Hook. f.) Jacob -> Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. f. alnifolia (Blume) Jacobs -> Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. f. cuspidata (Blume) Jacobs -> Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. f. glabra (Blume) Jacobs -> Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. f. macrocarpa (Kurz) Jacobs -> Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. f. repanda Jacobs -> Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. f. tomentosa (Blume) Jacobs -> Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Pometia ridleyi King ex Radlk.

MALAY : Kasai daun licin.

THAI : สาย Sai (săai), ตาเสือ Ta seua (dtaa-sĕua).