Woodfordia fruticosa (2395655001)

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Description: Lythraceae (Lythrum, or loosestrife family) » Woodfordia fruticosa wood-FORD-ee-uh -- named after E. James Alexander Woodford, botanist and physician froo-tih-KOH-suh -- meaning, shrubby commonly known as: dhawai flower, fire flame bush, shiranji tea, woodfordia • Bengali: dawai, dhai, dhai phul • Gujarati: ધાવડી dhavdi, ધાવડીના dhavadina • Hindi: धातकी dhataki, धातृ dhatri, धौरा dhaura, धवइ dhawai, धवल dhawala • Kannada: ತಾಮ್ರಪುಷ್ಪಿ tamrapushpi • Malayalam: tatiripuspi • Marathi: धायटी dhayati, धावडा dhavada • Oriya: dhobo, jaliko, harwari • Sanskrit: अग्निज्वाला agnijwala, धातकी dhataki, धौरि dhauri • Tamil: • Telugu: ధాతక dhataki Distribution: Madagascar, Pakistan, India, (Yunnan) China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia References: Flowers of India • M.M.P.N.D. • eFlora. Date: 7 April 2008, 12:05. Source: Woodfordia fruticosa. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.