latakaranja :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Caesalpinia
Species: Caesalpinia crista

Allied species:

-Caesalpinia paniculata,

Caesalpinia paniculata,

Guilandina paniculata,

Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb.

Latin Caesalpinia, commemorating Andrea Cesalpino, a 16^th century Italian botanist; Greek crista, with a small crest, the reference to which is unknown

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: puti karanj, lata karanj, ghrit karanj, kantaki karanj, kuberaksha, prakirya, shakra, virasya, najrabijaka
English: bonducella nut, Bonduct nut, Fever nut, Nicker tree.
Hindi: Kantakareja
Urdu: Akitmakit, Bandu
Telugu: Gachchakaya
Bengali: Natakani
Marathi: Sagargoti, Gajra, kanchak
Konkani: vakeri
Oriya: Kotokolejaa
Gujarathi: Kanchaki, Kankachia.
Tamil: Kazhar Shikkay
Malayalam: Kalanchikkru, കഴഞ്ച് Kazhanchi, Kalimarakam, Kazhanchikkuru, Kazhanji
Kannada: Gujugu, Gaduggu
Arabic: Akit makit, Banduc, Bunduq hindi
Spanish: Mate de costa, Matojo de playa, Ojo de Venado.
Assamese: Letai-goch, Letaguti-goch, লেটাগুটি Letaguti
Japanese: nanten-kazura
Chinese: Hua nan yun shi., ci huo su mu
French: Canique grise, Cadoc, Cniquier, Graines quinique, Guénic, Quinique jaune, Sappan liane, Yeux à chatte, Yeux de bourrique, Yeux de chat, Yeux de chatte.
German: Molukkenbohne.
Nepal: Karaunjee
Persian: Khayahe i iblis.
Sinhalese: Kumburu wel , Kalu vavuletiya, Wael kumburu