Description:
Sapotaceae (sapota family) »
Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia MAH-dhuk-ah -- from Sankrit name of the plant, madhuka lon-jee-FOH-lee-uh -- meaning, long leaves lat-ee-FOH-lee-uh or lat-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- meaning, wide leaves commonly known as: honey tree, Indian butter tree, mahua • Assamese: মহুবা mahua • Bengali: মহুয়া mahuya • Gujarati: મહુડો mahudo • Hindi: गिलौंदा gilaunda, गुलू gulu, गुड़ gur, महुआ mahua, वानप्रस्थ vanprasth • Kannada: ಇಪ್ಪೆ ippe • Kashmiri: महोरा mahora, महवा मोवा mahwa-mova • Konkani: मोहवा mohwa • Malayalam: ഇലിപ്പ ilippa • Marathi: म्होंव mhomva, मोह or मोहा moha • Nepalese: मौवा mauwa, महुवा mahuwa • Pali: मधुकम madhukam • Prakrit: महुअं mahuam, महुओ mahuo • Sanskrit: मधूक madhuca, मधूकम् madhucam, मोह moha, वानप्रस्थः vānaprasthh • Tamil: காட்டிருப்பை kattiruppai, இலுப்பை illupei • Telugu: ఇప్ప ippa, మధూకము or మధుకము madhukamu • Urdu: گلوندا gilaunda, gul-chikan, گلو gulu, گڙ gur, مہوا mahua Native to: India References:
Flowers of India •
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DDSA. Date: 12 February 2011, 09:46. Source:
Mahua. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
18° 53′ 04.3″ N, 73° 07′ 14.06″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 18.884527; 73.120572.