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Table 3.4 (continued)

Solega name

(complete) Scientifi c name Forest type Use

biṭe mara Dalbergia latifolia all types One of the fi rst trees to fl ower

in the early monsoon, sticky,

sweet exudate drips from the

fl owers onto the ground;

visited in large numbers by

hejje:nu honeybees

daḍasina mara# Grewia tiliifolia male, na:ḍu

(smaller variety)

Elephants eat the bark, fruits

are eaten by barbets

doḍḍa ugune ambu Ipomoea

campanulata

all types Eaten by pigs and elephants

doḷḷi mara Careya arborea male Fruits which ripen in the

monsoons (June–July) are

eaten by elephants; they are

often fermented, and cause

the elephants to appear

drunk

gokkoruḷe ambu,

gangonge ambu,

kokkoro:ḷe/

gongoroḷe/huriana

hambu/huriyã

Diploclisia

glaucescens

male Fruits eaten by bears

goṇḍe more mara Litsea fl oribunda Flowers are visited by bees

and yield copious amounts

of honey

go:ṇi mara Ficus drupacea all types Fruits eaten by the kuggilu

bird ( dry season— April to

May)

ka:ḍaseṇabbã

giḍa#

Crotolaria pallida male The fl owers (early monsoon)

are visited by a smaller

species of bees

kakke mara giḍa# Cassia fi stula male, na:ḍu Bark is eaten by porcupines;

unripe fruit eaten by bears

kallicci mara Ficus parasitica na:ḍu Fruits (June–July) are eaten

by birds

ka:na gojjali mara Trichilia connaroides all types Fruits eaten by birds

kappali mara Flacourtia indica all types Fruits (July) eaten by birds

karava:di mara# Persea macrantha male, ka:nu Fruits eaten in large

quantities by nesting barbets

kari icci mara Ficus tsjahela male, ka:nu Fruit ripen in the monsoons

(June–July), and are eaten

by birds

karigilu mara/

karagilu#

Callicarpa tomentosa male Flowers are visited by bees

ke:silu Mallotus

phillippensis

all types Eaten by elephants

ku:ḷi mara# Gmelina arborea

(asiatica?)

male, sometimes

na:ḍu

Fruits eaten by deer ( kurri )

and mouse deer

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3 Plants in Solega Language and Culture