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... other common names in Marathi: devakumbha देवकुंभा • dudhakalami दूधकलमी • dudhani दुधणी or दुधाणी -- this name applies to all flowering and milky shrubs • kumbha कुंभा -- the fruit of Careya arborea is also known by this name • shetada शेताड • shetavada शेतवड • tadatadi तडतडी • teda तेड • tevadi तेवडी • tumba तुंबा -- the flowers are offered to Lord Shiva, and the leaves are used medicinally

Reference: A Dictionary, Marathi and English

Convolvulaceae (convolvulus, bindweed, or morning glory family) » Operculina turpethum

oh-per-koo-LEE-nuh -- possibly means lid; the seed pod has a lid-like top tur-PAY-thum -- derived from Sanskrit triputa, the dried root and stem of this plant

commonly known as: Indian jalap, St. Thomas lidpod, transparent wood rose, turpeth root, white day glory • Hindi: निशोथ nisoth, पिठोरी pitohri • Kannada: aluthi gida, bangada balli, bilitigade, devadanti, nagadanti • Malayalam: tigade • Marathi: निसोत्तर or निशोत्तर nisottar • Sanskrit: निशोत्र nishotra, त्रिपुट triputa, त्रिवृथ trivrutha • Tamil: adimbu, சரளம் caralam, சிவதை civatai, கும்பஞ்சான் kumpncan, பகன்றை paganrai • Telugu: తెగడ tegada, త్రివృత్ తెల్లతెగ trivrut tellatega

... white corolla, sometimes with a yellowish base inside, broadly funnelform, bell-shaped, about 4 cm long, with the limb 4 cm wide.

References: Flowers of IndiaeFloraForest Flora of Andhra Pradesh
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Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location19° 15′ 16.47″ N, 72° 58′ 18.76″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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