Catunaregam spinosa

Catunaregam spinosa, the mountain pomegranate, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, found in South Asia and other Asian countries.

Mountain pomegranate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Catunaregam
Species:
C. spinosa
Binomial name
Catunaregam spinosa
Thunb., Tirveng.
Synonyms

Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Lam.

Culture
  • Known as "කුකුරුමාන් - kukuruman" in Sinhala, and as "karai"(காரை) in Tamil.
  • Known as "Manga/Manga Tree"(మంగ/మంగచెట్టు and పిండీతకము) in Telugu speaking regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. మంగ used to be a commonly held first name for many women in this region. There were films like Mangamma Sapatham, Mangamma gari Manavaraalu, Mangamma gaari manavadu, ganga manga, and many local plays with the name మంగ given to the female protagonist.
  • Known as "गेळफळ"- gelphal or "पहील्या दिवशीचे फळ" translate as "first days flower" (as it appears white at first) and next day when it turns yellow it called "second days flower" (दुसर्या दिवशीचे फळ) in Marathi.
  • The Lepcha of Sikkim call it rung gaong koong.[1]

References
  1. Tamsang, K.P. (1980). The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Kalimpong: Mrs. Mayel Clymit Tamsang. p. 747. ISBN 9632535979.


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