1.கா�த� kāntal
Can be either Malabar Glory lily or Indian Coral tree or Scarlet Bahunia.
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2. ஆ�ப āmpal :
n. 1. [K. ābal, M. Tu. ām- bal.] White water Lily அலி. (ப �.)
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3.அன��ச� anṉiccam
, n. prob. a-nitya. Flower supposed to be so delicate as to droop or even perish when smelt;
ேமா�தா வா�� � வைக. ேமா�ப� �ைழ� மன��ச� (�ற�, 90). Imaginary flower or flower which is extinct. NO satisfactory identification yet. One of the probable identification,
4.�வைள kuvaḷlai
Fragrant water lily ெச�க!ந#$.
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5. �றி%சி kuṟriñci :
Square-branched conehead, Strobilanthes kunthianus.
6. ெவ&சி veṭtci :
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Scarlet ixora, m. sh., Ixora coccinea;
7. ெச�ெகா�ேவ' ceṅn-koṭdu-vēri
See ெச�ெகா(ேவலி. Rosy-flowered leadwort, m. cl., Plumbago rosea; ேராஜாநிற�
�+�ள ெகா(வைக.
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8.ேதமா tē-mā (ேதமா��)
,[M. tēṇ- māvu.] Sweet mango, 1. tr., Mangifera indica; மாமரவைக.
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9. மண �சிைக Maṇniccikai
Maṇiccikai is identified as kuṉṟi by TL but since kuṉṟi also figures in the list later this identification doesn’t seem appropriate. Sami has identified as Ipomea Sepiaria. Tamil Lexicon identifies this flower as mañcikai. In Sanskrit this flower is known as manjika.
10.உ�./ untūḻl
ெப01�கி - Large bamboo, 1. tr., Bambusa arundinaca; 1�கி மரவைக.
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11.2வ ள� kūvli ḷam
kuvil. [M. kūvaḷam.] 1. Bael. வ வ�. Aegle marmelos;
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12. எ4/ eṟruḻl
A hill tree with red flowers; ெச�நிற��+ைடய �றி%சிநில78 மரவைக.
Paper flower climber.
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13.9�ள� cuḷḷlli :
Porcupine flower-Barleria prionitis L. There is very high possiblity that cuḷḷi is just small twigs- instead of a flower.
14. 2வ ர� kūviram
(flower of) A mountain tree; மைலமரவைக. (�றி%சி�. 66.)
மாவ லி�க� – sacred garlic pear
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15. வடவன� vaṭda-vaṉnam
Vanam is identified as either tuḷaci, Ocimum sanctum or kuḻimiṭṭāṉ, Ocimum sanctum hirsutum. Ocimum sanctum hirsutum, variety of Ocimum sanctum, might be proper identification since tuḷaci figures in the list(tulay). Sami interprets vadavanam as northern tuḷaci and identifies it as ram tuḷaci – ocimum gratissimum.
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16. வாைக vākai
[K. Tu. bāge, M. vāga.] Sirissa/women’s tounge; Albizzia lebbeck; மரவைக.
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17. �டச� kuṭtacam :
�டச�பாைல-Conessi bark, s. tr., Holarrhena anti- dysenterica;
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18. எ0ைவ eruvai :
Eruvai has been identified as kōrai by Naccinarkiniyar.Sami identifies eruvai in line with some old commentary to be bulrush variety, Typha angustata.
19. ெச0வ ைள ceru-viḷlai
ெவ�ைள�கா�கண� - White-flowered mussell-shell creeper, s. cl., Clitoria ternatea-albiflora;
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20. க0வ ள� karu-viḷlam :
கா�க&டா: kākkaṭṭtāṉn - Mussell-shell creeper, s. cl., Clitoria ternatea typica;
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21.பய ன� payiṉni
(flower of) n. [Tu. pāini.] A kind of tree peculiar to hilly tracts;
ப :ன�யா�க�- Indian gum anime,Vateria indica.
22. வான� vāṉni :
ஏ$��ள� ērkkuḷli - white hard wood, Euonymus dichotomus.
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23. �ரவ� kuravam
�ரா kurā – n. cf. kurava. Bottle-flower, s. tr., Webera corymbosa; �ராமர�.
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24. ப9�ப ( pacu-m-piṭdi :
ப�சிைல -Mysore gamboge, l. tr., Garcinia xanthochymus;
25. வ�ள� vakuḷlam :
மகி/³ - n. < makula. Pointed-leaved ape-flower, l. tr., Mimusaps elangi;
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27. ஆவ ைர āvirai
n. Tanner’s senna, 1. sh., Cassia auriculata;
28. ேவர vēral
Vēral is identified as Ciṟu-mūṅkil by Naccinarkiniyar , lexicon identifies ciṟumūṅkil as Dendrocalamus strictus. Sami has identified it as arundinaria wightiana. Sami bases his identification from Naṟṟiṇai 232 poem description of this plant near sholas forming live fences for small mountain village. The vernacular name of this plant is Chewari and it is common on the Nilgris where it covers the upper slopes of the hills above 1800 m, chiefly as an under wood in the evergreen sholas.
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30. சி4�ைள ciṟu-pūḷlai :
A common wayside weed, Aerua lanata; நைடவழிய =ைள���
ஒ0வைக���.
31. �4ந4�க?ண kuṟru-naṟru-ṅ-kaṇṇni
�:4-. [M. kunni.] 1. Crab’s eye, m. cl., Abrus precatorius; �: றி�ெச(.
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33. ம0த� marutam
ம08 may be -1. Arjuna. See ந#$ம08. 2. Black winged myrobalan. See க0ம08. 3.
Flowering murdah. See �ம08.
க0ம08 might be the right identification. Terminalia elliptica -Indian Laurel.
34.ேகா�க� kōṅnkam :
ேகா�கில+ – False tragacanth, Cochlospermum gossypium;
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35. ேபா�க� pōṅnkam :
Ponkam and tilkam both are identified as Manjadi. Tilkam is Adenanthera paronina and ponkam is Ormosia travancorica Bedd. also known as Manjadi in vernacular name.
horse-eye beans – Ormosia travancorica Bedd.
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37. பாதி' pātiri
[T. pādiri , K. pādari.] Yellow-flowered fragrant trumpet- flower tree, 1. tr., Stereospermum
chelonoides; ெபா:ன�ற=�ள �+ைடய மரவைக.
38. ெச0�தி cerunti
சில�தி² cilanti -Panicled golden-blossomed pear tree, Ochna squarrosa;
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40. ச?பக� caṇnpakam
Champak, l. tr., Michelia champaca;
41. கர�ைத karantai :
P.L.Sami and K.Sivathambi identify Karantai as Sphaeranthus indicus- east Indian globe thistle.
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42. �ளவ kuḷlavi :
It can be either Indian cork – Millingtonia hortensis or Patchouli – Pogostemon Cablin
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43.மா mā – @ள�மா puḷimā
Wild variety of Mango.Mangifera pinnata.
44. திைல tillai :
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Blinding tree, s. tr., Excoecaria agallocha;
45. பாைல pālai
Paalai is very broad category. Many flowers may be denoted by Paalai .
P.L.Sami identifies it as Wrigthia Tinctoria and K.Sivathambi identifies it as Mimusops kauki.
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46. =ைல mullai
, n. [T. molla, K. molle, M. mulla.]
1. Arabian jasmine, m. sh., Jasminum sambac;
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47. க%ச��ைல kañcaṅ-kullai
Kullai is identified as Kancan Kullai by Naccinarkiniyar . Which is nothing but Ganja – Indian Hemp.
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48.ப டவ� piṭtavam
Bedaly emetic-nut, Randia malabarica;
49.ெச�க0�காலி cneṅ-karuṅnkāli
Red catechu, m. tr., Acacia sundra;
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50. வாைழ vāḻlai
, n. < id. [K. bāle, M. vāla, Tu. vāre.] Plantain, Musa paradisiaca;
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51. வ�ள� vaḷḷlli
Could be lot of yam varieties. Dioscorea Sp.
52. ெநAத neytal
1. [K. neydal.] Red- blue water-lily, Nymphaea stellata; ெவ�ளா�ப.
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53. தாைழ tāḻlai (page 1854)
Spathe of the coconut tree; ெத�க�பாைள- Coconut flower with the integument covering it;
ெத:ன�� உ�ளட�கிய உைற.
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54. தளவ� taḷlavam
Talavam is identified as semmullai – red jasmine.
There are two varieties of Jasmine with red color –
1.Red Kunda - Jasminum elongatum
2.Red Jasmine - Jasminum polyanthum
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55.தாமைர tamarai
, n. < tāmarasa. 1. Lotus, Nelumbium speciosum;
56. ஞாழ ñāḻlal :
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1. Orange cup-calyxed brasiletto-climber wagaty. Caesalpinia cucullata
57. ெமௗவ mauval
Poet’s Jasmine – Jasminum officinale
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58. ெகா�( kokuṭdi
Indian jasmine - Jasminum pubescens – Vernacular name in Malayalam is kurukati mulla.
59. ேசட cēṭtal
பவளமலிைக - Night-flowering jasmine, s. tr., Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
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60. ெச�ம cemmal
சாதி�� - Spanish Jasmin - Jasminum grandiflorum; =ைல�� வைக.
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61.சி4ெச��ரலி ciṟru-ceṅn-kurali
A mountain creeper; க0�தாம�ெகா(.
Sami Identifies it as Water Chestnut - Trapa bispinosa.
62.ேகாட kōṭtal
ெவ?கா�த� veṇ-kāntaḷ- White species of Malabar glory lily, m. cl., Gloriosa superba;
ெச(வைக. (@றநா. 90, உைர.)
Yellow glory lilly - Gloriosa superba
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63. ைகைத kaitai
[M. kaidā.] Fragrant screw-pine. தாைழ. Pandanus odoratissimus;
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64. வைழ vaḻlai
9ர@:ைன cura-puṉṉnai Long-leaved two-sepalled gamboge, Ochrocarpus longifolius;
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65. கா%சி kāñci
, n. 1. River portia. See ஆD4��வர9. , Trewia nudiflora;
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66. க0��வைள karun-ṅ-kuvaḷlai – க0��வைள (மண � �ைல)
Red Water Lily- Nymphaea rubra; �வைளவைக.
67. பா�க$ pāṅnkar
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, n. Tooth brush tree.உகா ukā - Salvadora persica; ஓைம.
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68. மராஅ� marāam
Lac tree - Shorea talura
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69. தண�க� taṇnakkam
Whirling Nut , Gyrocarpus jacquinii (synonym Gyrocarpus americanus) – vernacular name in Telugu – Tanakkam
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70. ஈ�ைக īṅnkai
Īnkai is identified as Mimosa rubicaulis by Lexicon. And Sami identifies a similar species Mimosa torta (synonyms of acacia caesia mentioned in his paper). Mimosa torta seems to be right identification since Mimosa rubicaulis has habitat of Himalayas and is not natural to Tamil Nadu.
71. இலவ� ilavam
Red-flowered silk-cotton tree, Bombax malabaricum;
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72. ெகா:ைற koṉṟnrai
சர�ெகா:ைற - Indian laburnum, m. tr., Cassia fistula; சர%சரமாக� ����
ெகா:ைறவைக.
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73. அ��@ aṭtumpu
, n. [K. Tu. aḍumbu, M. aṭumbu.] Hare leaf. அட�@. [M. aṭampu.] Hare-leaf, m. cl., Ipomaea
biloba L.
74. ஆ7தி ātti
Ātti can either be Bauhinia racemosa or Bauhinia tomentosa Royal Flower worn by the Chola Kings
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75. அவைர avarai
[K. M. Tu. avara.] Field-bean, cl., Dolichos lablab; ெகா(வைக.
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76. பக:ைற pakaṉṟnrai
சிவைத civatai, Indian jalap, l. cl., Ipomaea turpethum; ெகா(வைக.
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77. பலாச� palācam
Palas-tree, Butea frondosa;
78. ப ?( piṇṭnti
அேசா� acōku , Ašōka tree, Saraca indica;
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Wild Jasmine - Jasminum angustifolium
81. சி�8வார� cintuvāram
Five-leaved Chaste tree - Vitex negundo L.
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82. 8�ைப tumpai
[T. tumma, K. tumbe.] 1Bitter toombay, a common weed, Leucas aspera;
83. 8ழாA tuḻlāy
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, n. cf. tulasī. Sacred basil - 8ளசி tuḷaci - Sacred basil, Ocimum sanctum; தி078ழாA.
84. ேதா:றி tōṉṟnri
Malabar glory lily. ெச�கா�த�. Gloriosa superba;
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85. ந�தி nanti
ந�தியாவ&ட� nantiyāvaṭṭam, n. < nandyāvarta. East Indian rosebay, , Tabernaemontana
coronaria;
86. நறவ� naṟravam
Indian lavanga- Luvunga scandens – P.L.Sami’s identification.
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87. @:னாக� puṉṉnākam Calophyllum elatum – Vernacular name - Poon
88. பார� pāram
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ப07தி parutti, [K. parti, M. parutti.] Indian cotton-plant, Gossypium herbaceum; ப%9
உ?டா�% ெச(வைக.
89. பHர� pīram
பH$�� pīrkku, n. [T. bīrakāya.] Sponge gourd, strainer-vine, , Luffa acutangula;
ெகா(வைக.
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90. �0�க7தி kurukkatti ,
Common delight of the woods, m. cl., Hiptage madablota; மாதவ �ெகா(.
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91. ஆர� āram
ச�தனமர�. Sandalwood tree, Santalum album;
92. கா/ைவ kālḻvai
அகி akil [M. akil, Heb. ahalim, Gr. agallochon.] Eagle-wood, Aquilaria agallocha;
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93. @:ைன puṉṉnnai , n. < punnāga. Mast-wood, Calophyllum inophyllum;
94. நர�த� narantam
Malabar Lemon Grass-Cymbopogon flexuosus ; Fragrant Grass.
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95. நாக�� nāka-p-pū ,
சி4நாக��- Ironwood of Ceylon, Mesua ferrea;
96. ந�ள�0ணாறி naḷḷliruṇlnārṟi :
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இ0வா&சி.- jasminum sambac var. ‘iruvatchi’/'virupakshi’
Pictures of Iruvatchi Jasmine in these slides are the only available pics of these flowers in internet. It took us more than a month to find this flower. This flower has less commercial value, hence couldn’t be found in any flower markets. But we got information from the flower sellers that this flower was used by hair weavers who weave for marriage sauvri. These flowers are used as decoration, these flowers have longer stem hence can be use to poke into the weaved hair. Those hair weavers wouldn’t sell it and after persuasion the flowers were bought and photographed. Thanks to Mr.Mahendran Sa, Mr.Balakumaran Kamaraj and his mother, Gopalapuram Krishna temple florist Mr.Murugesan, my parents and Mr. Jagannathan Narayanan
97. �0�த� kuruntam
�0�8² kuruntu -Wild lime-Indian Atalantia, Atlantia monophylla; @னெவIமி�ைச.
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98. ேவ�ைக vēṅnkai
East Indian kino tree, Pterocarpus marsupium;
99. @ழ� puḻlaku
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