The link of the discussions on Kadamba are: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/bb8261c209a77170/2881accbdc66bd69?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Kadamba#2881accbdc66bd69,
http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/469904cafabfb221/6f3c7bef9244ed17?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Kadamba#6f3c7bef9244ed17 , http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/c635605788c88be6/5001f2da7ca040ac?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Kadamba#5001f2da7ca040ac On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:37 AM, malyada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Anand, > > Yes, it was me, and its a she, not he:) Krishna Kadamba is mitragyna > parviflora. And the photo posted does not seem to be the same (as > pointed by Neil). Also, this is not the flowering season for it, it > flowers in summers and goes on till the onset of monsoon. What > clinched the evidence for me was the smell. The ones in Vrindaban > smell profusely, a full flowering tree can smell easily upto 500 > meters. Kadamba (Anthocephalus kadamba) is not present in Vrindaban, > at least I havent seen it, and I have been born and brought up there. > The flowers of Kadamba are bigger, yellowish brown in colour, and do > not smell at all. I guess Vinod ji posted a photo sometime back. > In all the scriptures relating kadamba flowers with Lord Krishna, the > flowers have been described as smelling wonderfully. There was a > Surdas bhajan about it, I will dig up the reference sometimes. These > flowers are used in all the temples there, including the one I lived > in. > Garg Ji, can you please post the link of the discussion we had on this > topic. Thanks a ton. > So in all probability(i wont be 100% sure till some expert verifies > it), Krishna Kadamba is Mitragyna parviflora. > malyada.. > > On Oct 6, 1:35 am, "Anand Kumar Bhatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pradeep Krishen has included excellent photographs of Kadamba and > Mitragyna > > in his book. He has also tried to explain why Kaim was probably > associated > > with Krishna. > > The clinching evidence came from someone from Vrindavan Was it Malyada?) > who > > informed of a large scale plantation of 'Kadamba' in Vrindavan. He also > sent > > some photographs, and they were of Mitragyna and not of Kadamba. > > Best wishes, > > akbhatt > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Neil Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Hi Sibdas, > > > You have sent a photograph of Haldina cordifolia locally called Hedu > or > > > Haldu. > > > With regards, > > > Neil Soares. > > > > > --- On Sun, 10/5/08, sibdas ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > From: sibdas ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: [indiantreepix:5251] Kadamba > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 1:15 PM > > > > A few days back there was a mail on Kadamba, It was > > > > suspected that > > > > Krishna Kadamba is perhaps Mitragyna parviflora. Here is a > > > > pic. of > > > > Mitragyna parviflora . In Bengali it is known as Keli > > > > Kadam(?), in > > > > Hindi Kaddam, where as Kadam or Kadamba (both in Bengali > > > > and Hindi) is > > > > Anthocephalus kadamba ( syn. A.indica or Nauclea cadamba), > > > > which is a > > > > beautiful tree and more popular. I suspect that one should > > > > be the real > > > > Kadamba associated with Lord Krishna. > > > > -- > > Anand Kumar Bhatt > > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > > Gwalior. 474 005. > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
