Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. Main specimen
Anacardiaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Lannea coromandelica
  • Author :

    Merrill, Elmer Drew (1938)

  • Family : Anacardiaceae
  • English names : Indian ash tree
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Hindi : Jhingan, mohin
    Kannada : Manjistha
    Malayalam : Karasu, otiyamaram
    Marathi : Shimati
    Sanskrit : Jhingini
    Tamil : Odiyan, uthiyan
    Telugu : Appriyada, oddimanu

  • Synonyms :

    Calesium grande Kuntze
    Dialium coromandelicum Houtt.
    Lannea grandis Engl.
    Lannea wodier (Roxb.) Adelb.
    Lannea wodier (Roxb.) Parker
    Odina pinnata Rottler
    Odina wodier Roxb.
    Rhus odina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    -Lannea : From the Latin lana "wool", referring to the woolly hair on young parts or on the roots of some species.
    -Coromandelica : From the Coromandel coas of south-eastern India.