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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Picrasma - The names

 


Picrasma chinensis P.Y.Chen

CHINESE : 中国苦树 zhong guo ku shu.

ENGLISH : Chinese quassia.

RUSSIAN : Пикрасма китайская





Picrasma crenata (Vell.) Engl.

Aeschrion crenata Vell., Picraena palo-amargo Speg., Picraena vellozoi Engl., nom. illeg. superfl., Picrasma vellozoi Planch., nom. illeg. superfl., Picrasma palo-amargo Speg., Picrasma palo-amargo Speg., Thevetia pinnata Vell. 

PORTUGUESE :  Pau-amarelo, Pau-amargo, Pau-tenente, Quássia-do-Brasil, Tenente-josé.

SPANISH : Palo amargo.




Picrasma cubensis  Radlk. & Urb.

Aeschrion cubensis (Radlk. & Urb.) Engl. 

ENGLISH : Western Cuba picrasma.

FRENCH : Bois amer de l’ouest de Cuba.

SPANISH : Palo amargo.



Picrasma excelsa (Sw.) Planch.

Aeschrion antillana (Eggers) Small, Aeschrion excelsa (Sw.) Kuntze, Aeschrion excelsa var. microcarpa Krug & Urb., Aeschrion medica Cuatrec., Muenteria excelsa (Sw.) Walp., Picraena antillana (Eggers) Fawc. & Rendle, Picrasma antillana (Eggers) Urb., Picraena excelsa (Sw.) Lindl., Picrita fraxinea Schumach., Quassia excelsa Sw., Quassia pentandra Stokes, nom. illeg. superfl., Quassia polygama Linds., nom. illeg. superfl., Rhus antillana Eggers, Simarouba excelsa (Sw.) DC. 

ENGLISH : Bitter ash, Bitterwood, Jamaican quassia (Jamaica), Raw dog (Lesser Antilles).

FRENCH : Bois amer, Bois amer de la Jamaĩque, Bois-noyer, Peste à poux, 

Frêne (Haiti), Picrasma à quassine, Quassia jamaïcain.

GERMAN : Bitterbaum, Bitteresche, Bitterholzbaum.

SPANISH : Amargo, Cuasia (Cuba), Cuasia jamaicense, Leña amarga, Palo amargo (Puerto Rico), Palo de Cuasia, Palo de Quassia, Quassia amarga.





Picrasma javanica Blume

Brucea dubia Steud., Picrasma andamanica Kurz ex A.W.Benn., Picrasma javanica var. napalensis (Benn.) Badhw., Picrasma napalensis Benn., Picrasma philippinensis Elmer, Triscaphis kerrii Gagnep., Zanthoxylum javanicum (Blume) Walp. 

ENGLISH : False cinchona bark.

FRENCH : Bois amer de Java.

KHMER : ក្រូសាណាសាម៉ុល krau sa na sa mo l.

MALAY : Balimbing (Sabah), Kayu pahit (Sarawak), Pati laler (Java), Tuba ulet (Palembang, Sumatra).

SUNDANESE : Ki pahit.

THAI : ตะพ้านก้น dtà-páan gôn (Chiang Mai), กะลำเพาะต้น gà lam pór dtôn (Southeastern), mกอมขม gom-kŏm (Northern), mกรอสะนาสมูล gror sà nâat moon (Southeastern), ฮาแรปารง haa rae bpaa rong(Narathiwat), มะปอจอ má bpor jor (Karen, North)ไม้หอมตัวผู้ mái hŏm dtuua pôo (Southeastern), มะค้า má káa (Northern), หมักกอม màk om (Chiang Mai), เนียปะโจ niia bpà joh (Karen, North), หยีน้ำใบเล็ก yĕe náam bai lék (Peninsular).

VIETNAMESE : Cây khổ diệp, Khổ diệp.




Picrasma mexicana Brandegee

FRENCH : Bois amer du Mexique, Picrasma du Mexique.

SPANISH : Palo amargo.




Picrasma quassioides (D.Don) Benn.

Nima quassioides Buch.-Ham. ex A.Juss., Picrasma ailanthoides (Bunge) Planch., Picrasma ailanthoides var. dasycarpa Kitag., Picrasma japonica A.Gray, Picrasma quassioides var. dasycarpa (Kitag.) S.Z.Liou, Picrasma quassioides f. dasycarpa (Kitag.) Kitag., Picrasma quassioides var. glabrescens Pamp., Picrasma quassioides f. glabrescens (Pamp.) Kitag., Rhus ailanthoides Bunge, Simana quassioides D.Don, Zwingera quassioides Spreng. 

CHINESE : 苦树 ku shu.

ENGLISH : Indian Quassia, India quassia, Quassia wood, Shurni, Quassia-wood.

FRENCH : Bois amer de l’Inde.

HINDI : Baringi, Bharangi, Charangi, Kakra. 

SANSKRIT : Asranasini, Charangi, Kadavi, निम्बि Nimbi, सर्पजिह्वा Sarpajihva, Vatapaha.

URDU :  ﻛﺮﻭﹺﻳﺎ karwiya.




Picrasma tetramera (Urb.) W.W.Thomas, J.D.Mitch. & A.Noa

Euleria tetramera Urb. 

ENGLISH : Central Cuba picrasma, Four-winged picrasma.

FRENCH : Bois amer du Centre de Cuba.

SPANISH : Palo amargo.




Melia - The names

 

Melia azadirachta L. ->  Azadirachta indica A.Juss.




Melia azedarach L. 

Azedarach commelinii Medik., Azedarach deleteria Medik., Azedarach fraxinifolia Moench, Azedarach odoratum Noronha, nom. nud., Azedarach sempervirens (L.) Otto & A.Dietr., Melia aethiopica Welw., Melia angustifolia Schumach. & Thonn.,Melia argentea Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., not validly publ., Melia arguta DC., Melia australasica A.Juss., Melia australis Sweet, nom. nud., Melia bogoriensis Koord. & Valeton, Melia bombolo Welw., Melia bukayun Royle, nom. nud., Melia candollei A.Juss., Melia chinensis Siebold ex Miq., Melia cochinchinensis M.Roem., Melia commelini Medik. ex Steud., nom. nud., Melia flaccida Zipp. ex Span., not validly publ., Melia floribunda Carrière, Melia florida Salisb., nom. illeg. superfl., Melia guineensis G.Don, Melia japonica G.Don, Melia javanica M.Roem., Melia nana Roig in Bol., pro syn., Melia orientalis M.Roem., Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don, Melia sambucina Blume, Melia sempervirens (L.) Sw., Melia superba Roxb., Melia texana M.Gómez & Roig., Melia toosendan Siebold & Zucc. 
AFRIKAANS :  Bessieboom, Bessieboom syringa, Maksering, Seringboom. 
ARABIC :   أزادرخت azadarakht, أزدرخت شائع azdrakht shayie.

ARMENIAN : ազատրախտ azatraxt, ճանդար chanda (čandar), ճանդարի chandari, ճանտարի chantari (čantari), ջանդարի ǰandari, ջանտարի ǰantari.
ASSAMESE :  ঘোঁৰা নিম   Ghora nim (Ghoraneem).  

AZERBAIJANI : İran meliyası. 
BENGALI :  Bakarjam, ভারতীয় লাইলাক Bhāratīẏa lā'ilāka, চায়নাবেরি গাছ Cāẏanābēri gācha, ঘোড়ানিম Ghōṛānima, গুটিকা-গাছ Guṭikā-gācha, কেপ লাইলাক Kēpa lā'ilāka, পার্সিয়ান লাইলাক Pārsiẏāna lā'ilāka, সাদা দারূবৃক্ষ Sādā dārūbr̥kṣa, সাইরিঙ্গা বেরিগাছ Sā'iriṅgā bērigācha.

BULGARIAN : Бакамско дърво Bakamsko dŭrvo, Хималайска мелия Khimalaĭska meliya.

CATALAN :  Amèlia, Arbre de grau de Rosari, Arbre de sabonetes, Arbre del Paradís, Arbre sant, Gessamí d'Amèrica, Lilà de les Índies, Lilà de Pèrsia, Mèlia, Mèlia comuna, Metzina, Metziner.
CHINESE :  川楝 Chuān liàn (as M. toosendan), 川楝树 Chuān liàn shù, 川楝子 Chuān liàn zǐ (fruit, as M. toosendan), 獾油 Huān yóu, 金铃子 Jīn líng zǐ (fruit, as M. toosendan),  苦楝 Kǔ liàn (Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan), 苦楝樹 Kǔ liàn shù (tree), 苦楝花 Kǔ liàn huā (flowers), 苦楝皮 Kǔ liàn pí  (bark, as M. toosendan), 苦楝叶 Kǔ liàn yè (leaves), 苦楝子  Kǔ liàn zǐ (fruits / seed as M. toosendan), 苦苓 Kǔ líng, 楝 Lian, 楝树 Liàn shù, 楝樹 Liàn shù (Hong Kong), 楝实 Liàn shí (fruit, as M. toosendan), 三桠苦 Sān yā kǔ, 森树 Sēn shù.
CROATIAN :  Melija, Očenašica.
CZECH :   Zederach hladký.
DANISH :  Paternostertræ.
DUTCH :  Indische sering, Kralenboom, Paternosterboom.
ENGLISH :  Barbados lilac, Bastard cedar, Bead tree, Cape lilac, Chinaberry, Chinaberry tree, Ceylon cedar, Ceylon mahogany, Hoop tree, Indian bead tree, Indian lilac, Persian lilac, Pride of China, Pride of India, Sichuan pagoda tree (as M. toosendan), Syringa berry tree, Texas umbrella tree, Tulip cedar, Umbrella cedar, Umbrella tree, White cedar.   

FINNISH : Meelia.
FRENCH :  Acacie d'Égypte, Adrézarach, Arbre à chapelets, Arbe margousier, Azédarac, Azédarach, Cascarelle, Cormier des indes, Lilas de Perse, Lilas des Indes, Margousier, Mélie Pater-noster.

GEORGIAN :  ჭადარი ch’adari (č̣adari), ჭანდარი ch’andari (č̣andari).
GERMAN :  Chinesische Holunder (plur.), Chinesischer Holunder (sing.), Indianischer Lilak, Indischer Zederachbaum, Indischer Zedrachbaum, Paternosterbaum, Persischer Flieder, Westindischer Flieder, Zedrachbaum.
GREEK :  Αγριοπασχαλιά  Agriopaschaliá, Λουλουδιά  Louloudiá,  Μέλια, Μελιά,  Μοσχοκαρφια Moschokarfia, ΜοσκοκαρφιάMoskokarfiá, Πασχαλιά Paschaliá,  Ψευδομέλια Pseudomelia,  Ψευδομελιά Pseudomelia, Σολομός Solomós, Σολωμός Solo̱mós.
HEBREW :  אִזְדָּרֶכֶת מְצוּיָה  izdarehet metzuya, אזדרכת מצויה izdarkat metzuya.
HINDI :   बकैन  Bakain,  बकाना नीम्ब  Bakānā nīmba,  बकायन   Bakayan, महानीम  Mahanimb.

HUNGARIAN : Imafüzérfa, Miatyánkcserje, Olvasószemfa.
ITALIAN :  Albero da rosari, Albero dei rosari, Albero dei paternostri, Lillà delle Indie, Perlaro.
JAPANESE : アフチ Afuchi, アミノキ Aminoki, オオチ Ōchi, オウチ Ouchi, センダン   Sendan,  栴檀   Sendan,   せんだん  Sendan.
KANNADA : ಅಜಣಿ Ajaṇi, ಅರೆಬೇವು Arebēvu. ಬೇವು Bēvu, ಹುಚ್ಚುಬೇವು Huccubēvu, ಕಾಡು ಬೇವು Kāḍu bēvu, ಕಾಡು ಬೇವು ಮರವು Kāḍu bēvu maravu, ಕಿಱುಬೇವು Kiṟubēvu, ಕಿರುಬೇವು Kiṟubēvu.

KHMER :  Dâk'hiën (Cambodia), Sadau khmaôch (sdau khmaoch).
KOREAN :  멀구슬나무  Meol gu seul na mu. 
LAOTIAN :  H'ienx, Kadau s'a:ngz.

LATVIAN :  Azedaraha mēlija, Ķīnas koks.

MACEDONIAN : Оченашица  Ochenashica.

MALAGASY : Voandelaka. 
MALAY :  Cakra-cikri (Jawa), Gringging (Indonesia), Jempinis (Bali), Marambung (Indonesia, Sumatra), Minakadi mindi (Sumatra), Mindi (Indonesia), Mindi kecil, Miwah gringging.
MALAYALAM :  മലവേപ്പ് malaveppu, ശീമവേപ്പ് sheemaveppu.

MALTESE : Siġra tat-tosku.

MANIPURI : ꯁꯩꯖ꯭ꯔꯥꯛ Seijrak.

MARATHI :  बकाणनिंब  Bakan nimb. 

NEPALESE : बकाइनो Bakā'inō (Bakeno), बकेनु Bakenu, Khaibasi, महानीम Mahaaneem.

NORWEGIAN : Paternostertre.

ORIYA : ଘୋଡ଼ା ନିମ୍ବ Ghora neem, ମହାନିମ୍ବ Maha nimba.
PERSIAN :  آزَاددَرَخْت āzād-daraxt , زنزلخت  Zanzalakht, زیتون تلخ Ziton talkh.
POLISH :  Miotla.
PORTUGUESE :  Amargoseira, Amargoseira-do-Himalaio, Árvore-santa, Cinamomo (Brazil), Conteira, Lilás-da-Índia, Lilás-das-Índias, Margos.eira-do-Himalaio, Mélia, Nimbo, Paraíso, Sabonete-de-soldado (Brazil).

PUNJABI : ਡਕੋਲੀਆਂ Ḍakōlī'āṁa (fruits), ਡੇਕ Ḍēka, ਡੇਕ ਦੇ ਪੱਤੇ  Ḍēka dē patē (leaves), ਡੇਕ ਦੇ ਫੁੱਲ Ḍēka dē phula (flowers), ਡੇਕ ਦੀਆਂ ਡਕੋਲ਼ੀਆਂ Ḍēka dī'āṁ ḍakōḻī'āṁ (fruits), دھریک Dhrek (Shahmukhi).

RUSSIAN : Индийская сирень Indiyskaya siren', Клоко́чина мелия  Klokóchina meliya, Мелия ацедарах Melina atsedarakh, Мелия азедарах Meliya azedarakh, Мелия дерево Meliya derevo.
SANSKRIT :  महानिंब  Mahanimbah, महानिम्बिसस्यम् Mahānimba sasyam.

SLOVENIAN : Indijska lipovka.

SPANISH :  Acederaque, Agriaz, Agrión, Alelí (Venezuela), Árbol de cuentas, Árbol de los rosarios, Árbol de rosarios, Arbol del para, Árbol del Paraíso, Árbol santo, Azederach, Bolillero, Canelo, Caneló (Mexico), Cinamomo, Cinamón (Mexico), Flor del paraiso, Lila, ,Lila de Persia, Lilo, Melia, Paraíso (Latin America), Paraíso sombrilla, Piocha (Mexico), Rosariera, Venenitos (fruits).
SWEDISH :  Zedrak.
TAGALOG :  Balgango, Bagalunga.
TAMIL :  
 காட்டு வேம்பூ  Kattu vembhu,  மலை வேம்பு  Malai vembu, Malaivenimpu, தோழிக்குரைத்த பத்து Tōḻikkuraitta pattu.
TELUGU :  Kali yapa, Kondavepa, Turakavepa, Turka vepa.
THAI :   เฮี่ยน 
hîian (Northern Thailand),  เลี่ยน  lîian,  เลี่ยน ใบหใญ่  lîian bai hà-yâi (Central Thailand), เคี่ยน kîian (Central Thailand), เกรียน griian (Northern Thailand).
TURKISH :  Tespih aǧacı.

UKRAINIAN : Мелія ацедарах Meliya atsedarakh, Мелія азедарах Meliya azedarakh.

UPPER SORBIAN : Indiski melijowc.
URDU :  بکائن Bakain (Pakistan), Dharek, Dhrek (Pakistan),  دھریک  Dryk (Dhraik).
VIETNAMESE :  Cây xoan, Khổ luyện, Mạy riển, Sâ dông, Sầu đông, Xoan, Xoan trắng. 

ZULU : umSilinga.






Melia dubia Cav.

Azedarach sempervirens var. dubia (Cav.) Kuntze, Melia birmanica Kurz, Melia composita Willd. 

ARABIC : ميليا دوبيا melia dubia.

CHINESE :  川楝子 Chuān liàn zǐ, 苦楝 Kǔliàn, 楝 Liàn, 岭南楝树 Lǐngnán liàn shù.

ENGLISH : Malabar Neem, Maha Neem, Gora Neem, Barma Dhek.

MALAYALAM : കാട്ടുവേപ്പ് kaattuveppu, മലവേമ്പ് malavembu, മലവേപ്പ് malaveppu, വലിയവേപ്പ് valiyaveppu.

SINHALESE : ලුණුමිදෙල්ල  Lunumidella, මලෛවෙම්බු Malai vembu.

SUNDANESE : Mindi Gedé.

TAGALOG : Balagañgo, Gañgo, Kintana, Malaiba, Maluñgaian.

TAMIL : மலை வேம்பு Malai vēmpu.

TELUGU : మలబారు వేప Malabāru vēpa.

VISAYAN : Bagaluñga 




Melia toosendan Siebold & Zucc. ->  Melia azedarach L.



Monoon - The names

 


Monoon acuminatum (Thwaites) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

Enicosanthum acuminatum (Thwaites) Airy Shaw, Polyalthia acuminata Thwaites 

JAPANESE : モノーン・アクミナタム Monōn akuminatamu.

SINHALESE : මල් ලාවුළු Mal lawulu, මලෝළු Malolu, ඉණි පෙත්තු Ini pettu, ඊ පෙත්තු I pettu.





Monoon coffeoides (Thwaites ex Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

Guatteria coffeoides Thwaites ex Hook.f. & Thomson, Polyalthia coffeoides (Thwaites ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Bedd.

ENGLISH : Coffee ashok.

MALAYALAM : നെടുനാർ Nedunaar, വില്ല Villa.

SINHALESE : ඕමාර Omara.

TAMIL : நெடுநார் Neṭunār, காப்பியாய்டஸ் Kāppiyāyṭas, பாலியால்தியா Pāliyāltiyā.




Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

Guatteria fragrans Dalzell, Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd.

ENGLISH : Fragrant ashok.

KANNADA : ಗೌರಿಮರ Gowri mara.

RUSSIAN : Полиалтия душистая Polialtiya dushistaya.

TAMIL : கோtடாஞ்சி Kōtṭāñci.





Monoon lateriflorum (Blume) Miq.

Guatteria lateriflora Blume, Guatteria pondok Miq., Polyalthia lateriflora (Blume) Kurz, Polyalthia lateriflora var. elongata Boerl., Polyalthia lateriflora var. kallak Boerl., Polyalthia lateriflora var. macrophylla Boerl., Polyalthia lateriflora var. ramuliflora Boerl., Polyalthia lateriflora var. siamensis Boerl., Polyalthia orientalis P.T.Li, nom. illeg. superfl., Polyalthia pondok (Miq.) Boerl.

ENGLISH : Side-flowering mast tree.

JAPANESE : モノーン・ラテリフロラム Monōn raterifuroramu.

MALAY : Glodokan tiang, Glodogan tiang (Indonesia).

RUSSIAN : Моноон молочноцветковый  Monoon molochnotsvetkovyy.

THAI : ปีแซ bpee sae (Narathiwat), กล้วย glûuay, กล้วยอีเห็น glûuay ee hĕn, กล้วยหมูสัง glûuay moo-săng, เนียมเขา niia kăo, สังหยูใบใหญ่ sang yoo bai yài.





Monoon littorale (Blume) Miq. -> Marsypopetalum littorale (Blume) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders




Monoon longifolium Sonn. B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites, Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula Benthall, Guatteria longifolia (Sonn.) Wall., Unona longifolia (Sonn.) Dunal, Uvaria altissima Pennant nom. illeg., Uvaria longifolia Sonn.

ASSAMESE : উনবৈ Unboi, দেৱদাৰু Debadaru. 

BENGALI : দেবদারু Dēbadāruদেওদার Dē'ōdāra.

ENGLISH : Buddha tree, Green star, Indian fir-mast tree, Indian fir tree, Indian mast tree, False ashoka.

FRENCH : Arbre-mât des Indes, Champa vert, Faux ashoka.

GERMAN : Indischer Mastbaum.

GUJARATI : આસોપાલવ Asopalav.

HINDI :  अशोक Ashok, Debdaru.

JAPANESE : モノーン・ロンギフォリウム Monōn rongiforiumu.

KANNADA : ಕಂಬದ ಮರ Kambada mara, ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ Tappāgi tiḷiyuttāre, ಉಬ್ಬಿನ Ubbina.

MALAY : Glodogan (Bali), Glodogan tiang (Indonesia).

MALAYALAM : അരണമരം aranamaram, അശൊകമ് Ashokam, അശ്വത്തമ് Ashvattam.

MANIPURI : ꯗꯦꯕꯗꯥꯔ Debdar.

MARATHI : Ashok, देवदार Devdar.

ORIYA : ଦେବଦାରୁ Debadaru.

POLISH : Choruna strzelista. 

RUSSIAN : Полиалтия длиннолистная Polialtiya dlinnolistnaya.

SANSKRIT : पुत्रजीव Putrajiva. 

SINHALESE :  දේවදාර Devadara, ඊ පෙත්ත I petta, ඕවිල Owila.

TAMIL : நெட்டிலிங்கம் Nettilinkam, Vansulam.

TELUGU : Devdaru,  నరమామిడి Naramāmiḍi.

THAI : อโศกอินเดีย à-sòhk-in-diia, อโศกเซนต์คาเบรียล à-sòhk-sen-kaa-briian (Bangkok).

VIETNAMESE : Huyền diệp, Hoàng nam.



Monoon thorelii (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

Polyalthia thorelii (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep., Unona thorelii Pierre 

VIETNAMESE : Lèo heo, Ngấn chày, Ngẵng chày, Quần đầu thorel.