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Botanical Names of Myanmar Plants
of Importance

Index given in order of Burmese-Myanmar common names

by Agricultural Department (Planning), Government of Union of Myanmar, 2000, pp 65

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pg-entry	Myanmar Name transliteration in Romabama by UKT	English Name	Scientific name	Family	LSR pg
Note: Burmese is a non-rhotic language, and the "r" is rarely pronounced. When it occurs as the first consonant in a Rombama syllable, pronounce it as an English "y". Similar to the French, the end consonant in a Romabama syllable is not pronounced.
43-1125	{ma.kauk-ka.lé:}		Symplocos crataegiodes	Styraceae
43-1126	{ma.hkyis}		Fritillaria roylei	Liliaceae
43-1127	{ma.gyau-ram}	Sweet majoram	Origanum majorana	Labiatae
43-1128	{ma.Ni.AU-ga.}		Carallia braciata	Rhizohphoracea	327
43-1129	{ma.da.ma.}		Dalbergia avata	Pailionaceae
43-1130	{ma.da.ma.} {mhyau:}		Ceriops tagal	Zhizphoraceae
43-1131	{ma.ya:ning:krak-hsu}	Zebra wood	Zanthoxylum budrunga	Rutaceae
43-1132	{ma.ro:}	Swallow-wart	Calotropis procera	Asclopiadaceae	329
43-1133	{ma.ran:}	Marian	Bouea burmanica	Anacardiaceae
43-1134	{ma.rhau.(a.hpo)}		Justicia spp.	Acanthaceae

43-1135	{ma.rhau. (a.ma.)}		Euonymus kachinensis	Celastraceae	351
43-1136	{ma.lhwa.}		Markhamia stipulata	Bignoniaceae
43-1137	{ma.ha-ka}		Linosloma decandrum	Thymilaeaceae
43-1138	{ma.ha-ka-lhé-ka:}		Cochlospermum religiosum	Cochlospermaceae
43-1139	{ma.ha-ga-kra.hsis}		Polygenum tomemtosum	Polygonaceae
43-1140	{ma.ha-ka-kywè:ré-kya.}		Linostoma decandrum	Thynelaeaceae
43-1141	{ma.hu-ra}		Madhuca latifolia	Sapotaceae
43-1142	{ma.hau-ga.ni}	Mahogany	Swietenia malrophylla	Meliaceae
43-1143	{ma.u-ga.toän:}	Kanlaung nauclea	Nauclea orientalis	Rubiaceae
43-1144	{ma.u-lak-tan-rhæÑ}	Kadam	Anthoeephalus cdamba	Rubiaceae

43-1145	{ma-la.ka}	Guava	Psidium guajava	Myrtaceae
43-1146	{ma-la.ka-hkyiñ}	Guava	Psidium spp.	Myrtaceae
43-1147	{mi.kyaung:kwam:hpat}	Myanma linseed	Hygrophila phomoides	Acanthaceae	353
44-1148	{mi.kyaung:nwèý}		Millettia pachycarpa	Papilionaceae
44-1149	{mi:kwing:ga.moan:}		Rhoeo discolor	Commelinaceae	333
44-1150	{mi:ma.laung-pan:ping}		Kalanchoel laciniata	Crassulaceae
44-1151	{mu.da.ya-ping}		Verbenaceal citharexylum	Verbenaceae
44-1152	{mu.ro:kri:}	Swallow wort	Calotropis procera	Asclepiadaceae
44-1153	{mu.ra-kri: (ywak-htu)}	Malabar nut	Adhatoda oreophilla	Acanthaceae
44-1154	{mu.ra-kri: (ywak-pa:)}	Malabar nut	Adhatoda vasica	Acanthaceae	335

44-1155	{mu.ra-ning:}	Pink cedar	Acrocarpus fraxinifolius	Caesalpiniaceae
44-1156	{mu.ra-ning:krak-hsu}	Zebra wood	Zanthoxylum oudrunga	Rutaceae
44-1157	{mé-mro.pang:}	China aster	Anisopappus novae anglica	Compositae
44-1158	{mè:} {mè:nèý}	Indigo plant; Dyer's indigo	Indigofera viscosa	Papilionaceae
44-1159	{mè:kri:}	Assam indigo	Strobilanthus flaccidifolius	Acanthaceae
44-1160	{mè:za.li}	Ringworn shrub	Cassia siamea	Caesalpiniaceae
44-1161	{mè:reing:}	Indigo plant	Indigofera viscosa	Papilionaceae
44-1162	{mau-la.mreing-pan:}	Cosmos; Mexican aster	Cosmos bipinnatus	Compositae
44-1163	{mau-la.mreing-pan:}	Cosmos; Mexican aster	Cosmos sulphureus	Compositae
44-1164	{mo:nhän}		Azime tetracantha	Salvadoraceae

44-1165	{mo:ma.hka.}	Weeping willow	Salix babylonica	Salicaceae
44-1166	{mo:ma.hka.}	Willow	Salix caprea	Salicaceae
44-1167	{mo:ma.hka.}	Willow	Salix tetrasperma	Salicaceae
44-1168	{mo:mhyau-nga.roap}	Bird's eye chilli	Capsicum minimum	Solanaceae
44-1169	{mo:loan:mheing:}	Orchids	Vanda coerulea	Orchidaceae
44-1170	{mo:loan:mheing:pra}	Orchids	Vanda coerulescens	Orchidaceae
44-1171	{mak-man:}	Plum	Prunus communis	Rodaceae
44-1172	{mak-mwun}	Peach	Prunus persica	Rosaceae
44-1173	{mak-ling}		Garcinia paniculata	Guttiferae
44-1174	{mak~ka.hsi-ko kyauk-pan:}	Montezuma cypress	Taxodium mucronatum	Coniferae

45-1175	{meik}		Cordia grandis	Boraginaceae
45-1176	{ming-thak}		Euphorbia hypericifolia	Euphorbiaceae
45-1177	{min:ko:ka}		Argyreia barbigera	Convolvulaceae	339
45-1178	{ming:kwut}	Mangosteen	Garcinia mangostana	Guttiferae
45-1179	{ming:pau}		Caryota urens	Palmaceae
45-1180	{ming:thau-ka.}		Quassia amara	Simarubaceae
45-1181	{maung-ma.hkau-U.}		Plectranthus tuberosus	Labiatae
45-1182	{meing-koak-kying:}		Rhus semialata	Anacardiaceae
45-1183	{meing-koak-hkying:}	Chinese nut-gall tree	Rhus semialata	Ancardiaceae
45-1184	{meing-hsak-hpu.}		Premna tomentosa	Verbenaceae

45-1185	{meing-Bau}	Alder	Alnus nepalensis	Betulaceae
45-1186	{miñ~zu} {lé:na-ri-pan:}	Four o'clock flower; Marvel of Peru	Mirabilis jalapa	Nyctaginaceae	341
45-1187	{mæÑ-sæÑ}	Madhuca tree	Madhuca longifolia	Sapotaceae
45-1188	{mut-pè:}	Black gram	Phaseolus mungo	Papilionaceae
45-1189	{maith~tha.ling} UKT: LSR gives Z. consumunar Roxb.	Wild ginger	Zingiber barbatum	Zingiberaceae	359
45-1190	{man-kyæÑ:}	Tamarind tree	Tamarindus indica	Caesalpiniaceae	343
45-1191	{man-kyæÑ:pauk}	Soap-nut tree	Sapindus imukorossi	Sapindaceae
45-1192	{moan-Ñing:}	Mustard	Brassica napus	Cruciferae
45-1193	{moan-Ñing:htoap}	Chinese cabbage	Brassica pebinensis	Cruciferae
45-1194	{moan-Ñing:ni}	Brown mustard	Brassica juncea	Cruciferae

45-1195	{moan-Ñing:nak}	Black mustard	Brassica nigra	Cruciferae
45-1196	{moan-Ñing:hpru}	White mustard; Chinese mustard	Brassica alba	Cruciferae	355
45-1197	{moan-teing}	Cycad	Cycas siamensis	Cycadaceae
45-1198	{moan-teing-ping}		Lophopetalum wallichii	Celastraceae
45-1199	{moan-la-U.}	Raddish	Raphanus sativus	Crciferae
45-1200	{moan-la-U.ni}	Beet root; Sugar beet	Beta vulgaris	Chenopodiaceae
45-1201	{myak-hkeing}		Rosa involucrata	Rosaceae
46-1202	{myak-pan:}		Mollugo cerviana	Ficoidaceae
46-1203	{myak-prè:}		Melastoma malabathricum	Melastomaceae
46-1204	{myauk-kan-swun:}	Cupid's flower	Ipomaea pes-tigridis	Convolvulaceae

46-1205	{myauk-chau:}	Moulmein lance wood	Homalium tomentosum	Flacourtiaceae
46-1206	{myauk-ngo}	Lampati	Daubanga grandiflora	Lythraceae
46-1207	{myauk-hsi:}		Zigyphur rugosa	Rhamnaceae
46-1208	{myauk-tæÑ}	Indian ebony	Diospyros melanoxylon	Ebenacaea
46-1209	{myauk-htan:lhyak}		Parkia insignis	Mimosaceae
46-1210	{myauk-htan:lhyak-kri:}		Parkia biglandulosa	Mimosaceae
46-1211	{myauk-nwèý}		Dioscorea glabra	Dioscoreceae
46-1212	{myauk-mè:}		Themeda triandra	Gramineae
46-1213	{myauk-mra:}	Spear grass	Heteropogon contortus	Gramineae
46-1214	{myauk-laung:}		Canthium dicoccum	Rubiaceae

46-1215	{myauk-lé-hsaip}	Amoor	Amoora cucullata	Meliaceae
46-1216	{myauk-loat}	Monkey jack tree	Artocarpus lakoocha	Moraceae
46-1217	{myauk-U.}	Yam	Dioscorea alata	Dioscoreaceae
46-1218	{myauk-U.ni}	Purple Yam; Red yam	Dioscorea purpurea	Dioscoreaceae
46-1219	{mra.hka.maung:}		Tristania merguensis	Myrtaceae
46-1220	{mra.saim:}	Jerusalem thorn	Parkinsonia aculeata	Caesalpiniaceae
46-1221	{mra.ra}		Grewia microcos	Tiliaceae
46-1222	{mra:hsaip}	Upas tree	Antiaris toxicaria	Moraceae
46-1223	{mru}		Chenopodium album	Chenopodiaceae
46-1224	{mré-sa-myak}	Wire grass; Bermuda or Doob grass	Cynodon dactylon	Gramineae

46-1225	{mré-hsi:hpru}		Phyllanthus alatus	Euphorbiaceae
46-1226	{mré-pi.tauk}	Round rooted galangale	Kaempferia rolunda	Zingiberaceae
46-1227	{mré-pè:}	Ground nut; Peanut	Arachis hypogea	Papilionaceae
46-1228	{mré-pis}	Pig-weed	Portulaca oleracea	Pprtulocaceae
47-1229	{mré-poan-hka.ram:}	Indian solanum	Solanum xanthocarpum	Solanaceae
47-1230	{mré-thhyo-thhya:}		Phyllanthus urinaria	Euphorbiaceae
47-1231	{mré-a-mè:}		Phajus maculatus	Orchidaceae
47-1232	{mro.pyak-hka.ram:}		Solanum torvum	Solanaceae
47-1233	{mrak-kra:}		Echinochloa stagnina	Myrsinaceae
47-1234	{mrak-hkyo}	Grass	Diplachne fusca	Gramineae

47-1235	{mrak-sap}	Grass	Cymbopogon clandestinus	Gramineae
47-1236	{mrak-hsan}	Grass	Sporobolus glaucifolius	Gramineae
47-1237	{mrak-tak-tha:}	Grass	Eriochloa procera	Gramineae
47-1238	{mrak-dèý-o:hpoat}	Grass	Eragrostis interrupta	Gramineae
47-1239	{mrak-nu.ra:}	Grass	Setaria verticellata	Gramineae
47-1240	{mrak-nän}	Grass	Cymbopogon virgatus	Gramineae
47-1241	{mrak-pu.hsis}	Grass	Brachiaria ramosa	Gramineae
47-1242	{mrak-pauk}	Grass	Coelorachis striata	Gramineae
47-1243	{mrak-pra:}	Grass	Digitaria fibrosa	Gramineae
47-1244	{mrak-moan-Ñing:}	Nut grass	Cyperus rotundus	Gramineae

47-1245	{mrak-mris-mhwé:}	Khus-khus	Vetiveria zizaniodes	Gramineae
47-1246	{mrak-mhoan-mhwa:}	Grass	Sporobolus coramandelianus	Gramineae
47-1247	{mrak-mhwa:kri:}	Grass	Eragrostis pilosa	Gramineae
47-1248	{mrak-ya:}	Grass	Rottboellia exaltata	Gramineae
47-1249	{mrak-ya:}	Grass	polytoca wallichiana	Gramineae
47-1250	{mrak-ya:kri:}	Grass	Chionachne koenigii	Gramineae
47-1251	{mrak-ya:ngè}	Grass	Rottboellia exaltata	Gramineae
47-1252	{mrak-lu:}	Grass	Panicum miliare	Gramineae
47-1253	{mrak-lé:hkwa.}	Grass	Eleusine aegyptiaca	Gramineae
47-1254	{mrak-lak-thæÑ:}	Grass	Oplismenus burmannii	Gramineae

47-1255	{mrak-lak-thæÑ:}	Grass	Oplismenus compositus	Gramineae
47-1256	{mrak-wa:}	Grass	Apluda mutica	Gramineae
48-1257	{mrak-tha.ming}	Grass	Aristida depressa	Gramineae
48-1258	{mrak-thi:}	Grass	Echinochloa crus-galli	Gramineae
48-1259	{mrak-thi:}	Grass	Echinochloa stagnina	Gramineae
48-1260	{mrak-thing-Doan:}	Grass	Carex stramentitia	Gramineae
48-1261	{mrak-thing-Doan:}	Grass	Eragrostis nigra	Gramineae
48-1262	{mrak-thing-Doan:}	Grass	Eragrostis poaeoides	Gramineae
48-1263	{mrauk-thing~Gan:}	Grass	Shorea buchanaii	Gramineae
48-1264	{mring:hkaung:nha-yaung}		Embelia ribes	Myrsinaceae

48-1265	{mring:hkoan°teing}	Staff tree	Celastrus paniculata	Celastraceae
48-1266	{mring:hkwa}	Penny wort	Hydrocotyle asiatica	Umbelliferae	347
48-1267	{mring:ga.}		Cynometra mimosoides	Caesalpiniaceae
48-1268	{mring:sa.goän-ni}		Streptocaulon tomentosum	Asclepiadaceae
48-1269	{mring:sa-mrak}	Dhoob grass	Cynodon dactylon	Gramineae
48-1270	{mrat-ra}		Microcos paniculata	Tiliaceae
48-1271	{mrat-lé:}	Spanish jasmine	Impomaea coccinea	Convolvulaceae
48-1272	{mrat-lé: a.ni}	Spanish jasmine	Impomaea quamoclit	Convolvulaceae
48-1273	{mran-ma-hsé:}	Tobacco plant	Nicotiana tobacum	Solanaceae
48-1274	{mran-ma-ta.ma}		Melia burmanica	Meliaceae

48-1275	{mwé:soat-mrak}	Grass	Echinochloa notabile	Gramineae
48-1276	{mwut-ta:kri:}		Pistacia coccinea	Anacardiaceae
48-1277	{mhau}	Tropical duck weed	Pistia stratiotes	Araceae
48-1278	{mho}	Mushrooms	Agaricus campestris	Agaricaceae
48-1279	{mho (kauk-ro:)}	Straw mushroom	Volvaria volvacea	Tuberculariaceae
48-1280	{mho (ngwé-mo:)}	Oyster	Pleurotus ostreatus	Tricholomataceae
48-1281	{mho (ngwé-nhing:)}	Nampha	Pleurotus sajar caju	Tricholomataceae
48-1282	{mho (ngwé-na:)}	Tremella	Tremella funciformis	Tremellinaceae
48-1283	{mho (shwé-Ño)}	Jelly fungi	Auricularia polytrica	Tremellinaceae
48-1284	{mho {præÑ-tha-ya)}	Abalone	Pleurotus cystidiosus	Tricholomataceae

49-1285	{mho-na:to}	Indian sorrel	Oxalis corniculata	Oxalidaceae
49-1286	{mheing:}	Broom; Hop bush	Dodonaea viscosa	Sapindaceae
49-1287	{mhan-ku}	-	Elacagnus latifolia	Eleagnaceae
49-1288	{mhan-tau.}	-	Garcinia xanthochymus	Guttiferae
49-1289	{mhan-hpru}	-	Randia uligunosa	Rubiaceae
49-1290	{mhan-thing:}	-	Cinnamomum iners	Lauraceae
49-1291	{mhying-wa:}	Male bamboo	Dendrocalamus strictus	Gramineae
UKT: The present version of this book, Agri.Dept.2000, did not list the following species, or, there is reason to believe that the data given by it need to be checked.. The following are from sources cited in the last column.
	Myanmar Name transcription as given by source	Habit	Scientific name	Family	Source