At 11:11 AM +0530 4/26/08, Uddipana Goswami wrote: >i wouldn't trust mr chaliha's dictionary with botanical names - it has >proved to be incorrect on many instances - the botanical name for 'kohua' >for example.
*** It is entirely possible that a non-scientific dictionary may contain errors on scientific terminology. So I always cross check with other sources, if it is anything unusual or not a commonly known name. But I have always found Aadhunik Oxomiya Xobdokwx to be extremely helpful in finding English or botanical/biological names for flora and fauna of Assam. In this instance--of 'bhedai-lotaa', I could not find anything in any of the other reference sources that I have, including the fairly comprehensive "Oxomor Gos-gosoni, Part 1" by Ananda Dutta, that would have led me to its botanical name, much less to names in other languages, had it not been for Aadhunik Oxomiya Xobdokwx. I looked up "konhua" in Aadhunik Oxomiya Xobdokwx . It says the botanical name is: Saccharum spontaneum, which when I looked up in Google showed : http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.celestine-india.com/pankajoudhia/Images/saccharum.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.celestine-india.com/pankajoudhia/po_gall.htm&h=108&w=68&sz=6&tbnid=-9Dm_8PULS0J:&tbnh=108&tbnw=68&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSaccharum%2Bspontaneum%2Bphotos&hl=en&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=2 Which is exactly what 'konhua' is, as could be seen in my photo attached here. What I did I miss? cm > > >On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 7:04 PM, DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >> Dear DR. Deepak Shah, >> Welcome to this site. More welcome is your introduction in detail. WE all >> are assamese/North East Indian from this heavenly GLOBE. The plant is BHEDEI >> LATA grown anywhere in the NE.Yes its a medicinal plant.There are thousands >> of medicinal plant. >> Will give you details soon as soon as you intorduce to know more about >> you please. >> Sincere regards. >> >> Bikash Kumar Das >> >> >> "Dr. Deepak Shah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Dear Friends, >> I had got your email address from AsamNet.com and I understand that you >> reside in Assam. >> Well, I actually am writing this email because I need some help from you. >> I wish to know a Hindi name of the plant known as Bhedelilot in local NE >> lingo. This plant is widely available in NE region and is also known to have >> medicinal importance. >> I am doing my research on medicinal plants and is listing it and will >> publish it consolidated over WWW with its application and use which can help >> people worldwide. >> In hope of your help, awaiting your response. >> >> Regards, >> Deepak Shah >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> assam@assamnet.org >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> > > > >-- >Uddipana Goswami >www.jajabori-mon.blogspot.com >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >assam@assamnet.org >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
