MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting THAI names

General index

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

See also

Index of bamboo names
Index of palm names

B

Bai bon -> Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Bong karen -> Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi

Buadaeng -> Nymphaea lotus L.

Bualuang -> Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

Buap hom -> Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

Buap khom -> Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

Buap liam -> Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.

Buap liam -> Trichosanthes quinquangulata A. Gray

Buap ngu -> Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. anguina (L.) Haines

Buk -> Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Buk daeng -> Amorphophallus putii Gagnep.

Buk dang -> Amorphophallus yunnanensis Engl.

Buk hu chang -> Amorphophallus koratensis Gagnep.

Buk i rok khao -> Amorphophallus brevispathus Gagnep

Buk khang -> Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson

Buk ro -> Amorphophallus saraburiensis Gagnep.

 

C

Chaak -> Nypa fruticans Wurmb.

Chan daeng -> Dracaena loureiri Gagn.

Chan in -> Diospyros decandra Lour.

Chan khao -> Diospyros decandra Lour.

Chan luk hom -> Diospyros decandra Lour.

Chan pha -> Dracaena loureiri Gagn.

Chaphulu -> Piper sarmentosum Roxb.

Chompu india -> Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.

Chompu phanthip -> Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.

Chomphuu -> Manilkara zapota (L.) Royen

Chomphuu -> (Syzygium javanicum Miq.) -> Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Chomphuu daeng -> Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Chomphûu khao (Chomphuu kao) -> Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Chomphûu kaem maem -> Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Chomphûu khang -> Syzygium siamense (Craib) Chantar & J. Parn.

Chomphûu khiao (Chomphuu kio) -> Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Chomphûu náam -> Syzygium siamense (Craib) Chantar & J. Parn.

Chomphûu náam dok mái -> Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston

Chomphuu nak -> Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Chomphuu nok -> Syzygium formosum (Wall.) Masam.

Chomphuu pa -> Syzygium aqueum (Burm. f.) Alston

Chomphuu saaraek -> Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry

D

Duei -> Coix lacryma-jobi L.

 

F

Fai -> Gossypium herbaceum L.

Fai chan -> Gossypium barbadense L. var. barbadense

Fai daeng -> Gossypium arboreum L.

Fai dok -> Gossypium barbadense L.

Fai khon -> Gossypium hirsutum L.

Fai luang -> Gossypium barbadense L. var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G. Don) Triana & Planch.

Fai samli -> Gossypium barbadense L. var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G. Don) Triana & Planch.

Fai thet -> Gossypium barbadense L.

Fai tun -> Gossypium nanking Meyen var. siamensis Watt

Fak thong -> Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Fak thong nam tao -> Cucurbita pepo L.

Faek -> Saccharum arundinaceum Retz.

Farang -> Psidium guajava L.

Fin -> Papaver somniferum L.

H

Haeo -> Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch.

Haeo cheen -> Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch. var. tuberosa (Roxb.) T. Koyama

Haeo dam -> Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

Haeo kra dan -> Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch. var. dulcis

Haeo kra thiam -> Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch. var. dulcis

Haeo song kra thiam -> Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch. var. dulcis

Ham pao (Northern Thailand) -> Dioscorea bulbifera L.

Hua -> Dioscorea kamoonensis Kunth.

Huai sua -> Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

 

I

In -> Diospyros decandra Lour.

Inthaphalam -> Phoenix dactylifera L.

 

J

Jun dang -> Dracaena loureiri Gagn.

Jun in -> Diospyros decandra Lour.

 

K

Kaan phlûu -> Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry

Kaa ra boon -> Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl.

Kadao -> Azadirachta indica A. Juss. var. siamensis Valeton

Kathu -> Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.

Ket -> Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard

Kha -> Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw.

Kha mîn -> Curcuma longa L.

Kha mîn chan -> Curcuma longa L.

Kha mîn dam -> Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb.

Kha mîn daeng -> Curcuma roscoeana Wall.

Kha mîn hua -> Curcuma longa L.

Kha mîn khao -> Curcuma mangga Valeton & van Zijp

Kha mîn khuen -> Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

Kha mîn oi -> Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

Khanun -> Artocarpus heterophylus Lamk.

Khi ka lai -> Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey

Khi khwai don -> Zehneria maysorensis Wight. & Arn.

Khi khwai lon -> Zehneria maysorensis Wight. & Arn.

Khing -> Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Khwinin -> Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

Khwinin -> Azadirachta indica A. Juss. var. indica

Klûay bua -> Musa ornata Roxb.

Klûay bua si chom phu -> Musa ornata Roxb.

Klûay daeng -> Musa itinerans Cheesman

Klûay hakmuk -> Musa sapientum L.

Klûay hãwm (Klûay hom) -> Musa sapientum L.

Klûay hãwm chan (Klûay hom chan) -> Musa sapientum L.

Klûay hok -> Musa itinerans Cheesman

Klûay huato -> Musa glauca Roxb.

Klûay huato -> Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman

Klûay khae -> Musa laterita Cheesman

Klûay khài -> Musa

Klûay khom -> Musa

Klûay klai -> Musa paradisiaca L.

Klûay kok -> Musa paradisiaca L.

Klûay náam wáa (Klûai namwa) -> Musa sapientum L.

Klûay nak -> Musa sapientum L.

Klûay nguang chang -> Musa cavendishii Lamb.

Klûay nuan -> Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman

Klûay pa -> Musa acuminata Colla

Klûay pa -> Musa paradisiaca L.

Klûay pam -> Musa nana Lour.

Klûay pha -> Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman

Klûay roi wee (Klûay roi wi) -> Musa cavendishii Lamb.

Klûay roi wee -> Musa chiliocarpa Back.

Klûay satsana -> Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman

Klûay som -> Musa sapientum L.

Klûay taa nee (Kluai ta ni) -> Musa balbisiana Colla

Klûay thon -> Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman

Kra chai -> Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf.

Kra chiap -> Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Kra chiap daeng -> Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Krachieo khaao -> Curcuma parviflora Wall.

Kra thiam -> Allium sativum L.

 

L

Lámút -> Manilkara zapota (L.) Royen

Lámút chiang mai -> Madhuca chiangmaiensis Chantar.

Lámút farang -> Manilkara zapota (L.) Royen

Lámút pa -> Manilkara littoralis (Kurz.) Dubard

Lámút sida -> Manilkara kauki (L.) Dubard

Lámút sida -> Madhuca esculenta H. R. Fletcher

Lámút sida -> Madhuca grandiflora H. R. Fletcher

Lámút thai -> Manilkara kauki (L.) Dubard

Lamyai -> Dimocarpus longan Lour. (Euphoria longan (Lour.) Steud.)

Langsat -> Lansium domesticum Corr.

Linchi -> ( Nephelium litchi Camb.) -> Litchi chinensis Sonn.

Lueang india -> Tabebuia chrysantha (Jacq.) G. Nicholson

Lukchaak -> Nypa fruticans Wurmb.

Lukduei -> Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Lukmak -> Borassus flabellifer L.

Luktan -> Areca catechu L.

M

Má dan -> Garcinia schomburgkiana Pierre

Mak -> Areca catechu L.

Má fuang -> Averrhoa carambola L.

Má hian -> Spondias laxiflora (Kurz.) Airy Shaw

Má ho -> Spondias lakonensis Pierre

Má kak -> Spondias bipinnata Airy-Shaw & Forman

Má khãam -> Tamarindus indica L.

Má kluea -> Diospyros mollis Griff.

Má kàwk (Makok) -> Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson

Má kok -> Spondias pinnata (J. G. Konig ex L. f.) Kurz.

Má kok farang -> (Spondias cytherea Sonn.) -> Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson

Má kok farang -> Spondias indica (Wight & Arn.) Airy Shaw & Forman

Má kok farang -> Spondias mombin L.

Má kok pa -> Spondias pinnata (J. G. Konig ex L. f.) Kurz.

Má kok wan -> (Spondias cytherea Sonn.) -> Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson

Má lako -> Carica papaya L.

Má muang -> Mangifera indica L.

Má mut -> Mangifera foetida Lour.

Má phlap -> Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel. var. siamensis (Hochr.) Phengklai

Má phrao -> Cocos nucifera L.

Má tuum -> Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.

Mak kak -> Spondias bipinnata Airy-Shaw & Forman

Mak ko -> Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

Mang khút -> Garcinia mangostana L.

Man kaeo (Man kâew) -> Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.

Man khan khao -> Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

Man khao -> Dioscorea prazeri Prain & Burkill

Man liam -> Dioscorea alata L.

Man mak buk -> Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

Man mak mu -> Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

Man mia -> Dioscorea prazeri Prain & Burkill

Man nok -> Dioscorea birmanica Prain & Burkill

Man sam pa lang -> Manihot esculenta Crantz

Man sao (Central Thailand) -> Dioscorea alata L.

Man thet -> Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

 

 

N

Namtao -> Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

Ngoh -> Nephelium lappaceum L.

O

Oi -> Saccharum officinarum L.

Oi daeng -> Saccharum officinarum L.

Oo -> Arundo donax L.

P

Phàk bûng -> Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

Phàk kàat náam -> Nasturtium officinale R. Br.

Phàk kàat náam -> Rorippa dubia (Pers.) Hara

Phàk kàat náam beng kon -> Rorippa benghalensis (DC.) Hara

Phàk kàat náam dok lueng -> Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern

Phàk kàat náam salat -> Nasturtium officinale R. Br.

Phak plang -> Basella rubra L.

Phi phao -> Diospyros mollis Griff.

Phlap chin -> Diospyros kaki L. f. non Thunb.

Phlap chin -> Diospyros kaki Thunb., non L. f.

Phrik thai -> Piper nigrum L.

Phuak -> Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Phulu -> Piper betle L.

Phutsaa -> Zizyphus mauritiana Lam.

Phutsaa cheen -> Zizyphus jujuba Mill.

Pi sang ka tae -> Musa gracilis Holttum

Pi sang o nik -> Musa gracilis Holttum

Pi sang u tan -> Musa acuminata Colla

Pi sang wek -> Musa gracilis Holttum

Po -> Hibiscus cannabinus L.

Porkanchaa -> Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (Lam.) E. Small & Cronquist

Proh hom -> Kaempferia galanga L.

Prong -> Cycas circinalis L.

Prong khao -> Cycas pectinata Griff.

Prong liam -> Epicycas siamensis (Miq.) de Laub.

Prong pa -> Epicycas siamensis (Miq.) de Laub.

Prong thale -> Cycas rumphii Miq.

Prong yipun -> Cycas revoluta Thunb.

 

R

Rakta kattali -> Musa coccinea Andr.

Ratta kattali -> Musa coccinea Andr.

Saake -> Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

Saakhuu -> Cycas circinalis L.

Saakhuu -> Cycas revoluta Thunb.

Saalee -> Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai

Sadao -> Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

Sadao -> Azadirachta indica A. Juss. var. siamensis Valeton

Sadao chang -> Azadirachta excelsa (Jack.) Jacobs

Sadao india -> Azadirachta indica A. Juss. var. indica

Sadao thiam -> Azadirachta excelsa (Jack.) Jacobs

Sala -> Salacca zalacca (J. Gaertn.) Voss ex Vilmorin

Saliam -> Azadirachta indica A. Juss. var. siamensis Valeton

Samli -> Gossypium barbadense L. var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G. Don) Triana & Planch.

Sapparot -> Ananas comosus Merr.

Som-oo -> Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck

T

Taeng klom -> Zehneria maysorensis Wight. & Arn.

Taeng kwaa -> Cucumis sativus L.

Taeng moh -> Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (Vulgaris Group)

Taeng nok -> Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M. Roem.

Taeng nu -> Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M. Roem.

Taeng nu -> Zehneria marginata (Blume) Keraudren

Taeng phi pluk -> Mukia maderaspatana (L.) M. Roem.

Taeng raan -> Cucumis sativus L.

Taeng thai -> Cucumis melo L. (Reticulatus Group)

Tako suan -> Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.

Tako thai -> Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.

Takrai -> Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Tàlingpling -> Averrhoa bilimbi L.

Tam lueng tua phu -> Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi

Tam lueng tua phu -> Zehneria indica (Lour.) Keraudren

Tan -> Borassus flabellifer L.

Tao raang -> Caryota ochlandra Hance

Thabthim -> Punica granatum L.

Thuadaeng -> Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi

Thualisong -> Arachis hypogaea L.

Thuapaep -> Dolichos lablab L.

Thurian -> Durio zibethinus L.

Toeihom -> Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.

Ton inthaphalam -> Phoenix dactylifera L.

Tonoi -> Saccharum officinarum L.

W

Waa -> Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Wai sida -> Tabebuia pallida (Lindl.) Miers

Wan chak mot luk -> Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.

Wan nang kham -> Curcuma aromatica Salisb.

Wan phra chim -> Dioscorea bulbifera L.

Wan sam phan tueng -> Dioscorea bulbifera L.

 

Y

Yafaek -> Saccharum arundinaceum Retz.

Yira -> Cuminum cyminum L.

 


REFERENCES
used during the compiling of this index :

 

Cummings Joe, 2000, World Food Thailand, 1st Edition. Lonely Planet Publications Pty. Ltd.

Jacquat Christiane, 1990, Plants from the Markets of Thailand, Editions Duang Kamol, Bangkok, Thailand.

Jensen Michael  1999, .Species Identification. Trees Commonly Cultivated in South East Asia. An Illustrated Guide. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) Bangkok, Thailand.

McFarland G. B. (George Bradley) M.D. 1969, Thai - English Dictionary, Incorporating Bertha Blount McFarland's Siamese - English Dictionary, Stanford University Press, Fifth Printing 1969 (first printed in 1944), Stanford University Press, California.

Miyakawa Shuichi et al., 2002, Plants Names of Don Daeng - Thailand, in Thai, English & Latin. Grifu University - Agriculture Faculty. Japan. < http://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/~miya/Cover.htm >.

Mollerup Asger, 2002, Botanical Terms in Thai, Isan, Lao, English & Latin in Thai - Isan - Lao Phrasebook, White Lotus Publishing House.

Smitinand Tem, 2001, Thai Plant Names - Revised Edition by The Forest Herbarium - Royal Forest Department. Bangkok. Thailand.

Subhadrabandhu Suranant, 2001, Under-Utilized Tropical Fruits of Thailand, Part 1. - Species with Potential for Commercial Development & Part 2. - Species with Possible Development Potential for Homegarden Use . RAP Publication : 2001/26. December 2001. Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.

 


Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Lalita Narupiyakul, Orarat Mongkolporn.

 

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