Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ponne [ಪೊನ್ನೆ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Calophyllum inophyllum L. from the Clusiaceae (Garcinia) family. For the possible medicinal usage of ponne, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Ponne in India is the name of a plant defined with Calophyllum inophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Balsamaria inophyllum (L.) Loureiro (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin (1811)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1980)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Isis (1828)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ponne, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ponne (ಪೊನ್ನೆ):—

1) [noun] the medium sized, evergreen tree Calophyllum inophyllum ( = C. apetalum, = C. spurium of Guttiferae family.

2) [noun] the large tree Pterocarpus indicus ( = P. dalbergioides) of Papilionaceae family.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Pon-erputtu, Ponneda, Ponnekayi, Ponneri, Ponnetha-mara, Ponneyil, Ponneyinatan.

Ends with: Ceruponne, Cheruponne, Chiraponne, Haraluponne, Kalponne, Kolaponne, Naiponne.

Full-text: Pannu, Tattu.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Ponne; (plurals include: Ponnes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)

Topography, Geography and Geology of the Region (Tondaimandalam) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]

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