Careya arborea Roxb.

Lecythidaceae (brazil nut family) » Careya arborea

 

ka-RAY-ah -- named for Rev. Carey of Serampore

ar-BOR-ee-uh -- tree-like

 

commonly known as: patana oak, slow match tree, tummy wood, wild guava • Bengali: কাংবের kamber • Gujarati: ગંગેઠિ gangethi, કુંભ kumbh, કુંભી kumbhi • Hindi: कूम्भी kumbhi, पीलू pilu • Kannada: ಕವಳ kaval • Konkani: कोंब्यो kombyo • Malayalam: പേഴ് peezh • Marathi: कुंभी kumbhi • Nepalese: कूम्भी kumbhi • Sanskrit: कुम्भः kumbha, कूम्भी kumbhi, कटभि katabhi • Tamil: ஆவிமா avima, கம்பி kampi, கும்பி kumpi, பேழைமரம் pelaimaram • Telugu: కుమ్భూ kumbhi

 

Native to: India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand

 

 

References: Flowers of India • World Agroforestry Centre • Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh

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