Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.Don Main specimen
Apocynaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Holarrhena pubescens
  • Author :

    Wallich, Nathaniel (1837)

  • Family : Apocynaceae
  • English names : Bitter oleander, Easter tree
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Bengali : Kurchi
    Hindi : Kuda
    Kannada : Kodagasana, koodsaloo
    Malayalam : Kutakappala
    Marathi : Kutaja
    Sanskrit : Kutajah, kalinga
    Tamil : Kutasappalai, kuthuppaalai, veppalai
    Telugu : Kodisepala

  • Synonyms :

    Chonemorpha antidysenterica (Roth) G.Don
    Chonemorpha pubescens (Wall.) G.Don
    Echites adglutinatus Burm.f.
    Echites antidysentericus Roth
    Echites antidysentericus Roxb. ex Fleming
    Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham.
    Elytropus pubescens (Wall.) Miers
    Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roth) Wall. ex A.DC.
    Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall.
    Holarrhena antidysenterica var. macrantha Kerr
    Holarrhena antidysenterica var. pubescens (Wall.) J.L.Stewart & Brandis
    Holarrhena codaga G.Don
    Holarrhena febrifuga Klotzsch
    Holarrhena fischeri K.Schum.
    Holarrhena glaberrima Markgr.
    Holarrhena glabra Klotzsch
    Holarrhena macrocarpa (Hassk.) Fern.-Vill.
    Holarrhena malaccensis Wight
    Holarrhena perrotii Spire
    Holarrhena pierrei Spire
    Holarrhena tettensis Klotzsch
    Holarrhena villosa Aiton ex Loudon
    Nerium sinense Hunter ex Ridl.
    Physetobasis macrocarpa Hassk.
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    -Holarrhena : From the Greek holos "entire, whole" and arrhen "male", referring to the anthers, all fertile, included or entire.
    -Pubescens : Present participle of the Latin pubesco maining "ripening or maturing" or "becoming downy or hairy".