*Dolichandrone falcata* is the actual commonly called Medshingi! Satish 2009/4/1 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>
> Finally, I got the reference of मेंढशिंगी in Marathi for the Wodier tree. > > An entry at *Revised and enlarged edition of Prin. V. S. Apte's The > practical Sanskrit-English dictionary* > > http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=apte3&query=Odina&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 > > अज aja : (page 31) > ......................................2 goat's path. -शृङ्गी [अजस्य > मेषस्य शृङ्गमिव फलं यस्याः सा] N. of a plant, विषाणी or Odina Wodier, highly > medicinal, (Mar. मेंढशिंगी), See मेषशृङ्गी. > > From the above entry, Odina Wodier (syn, of Lannea coromandelica) has > अजशृङ्गी and विषाणी as two names in Sanskrit; and मेंढशिंगी in Marathi. > > > If we have some friends here who are enthusiastic about names of flora, > please come forward and enlighten us regarding acceptance of these names for > Wodier tree. > Regards. > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thank you very much for the validation, Pankaj ji ... I find your articles >> on internet ever useful ... greetings and salutes. >> >> >> >> in Marathi too: >> मेढशिंगी (derived from मेद्रशृंगी Sanskrit) .. a milky and thorny plant, >> with a fruit like a ram's horn. Used medicinally for the eyes. Also called >> काकडशिंगी. *Asclepias geminata* (syn. of *Gymnema sylvestre*) >> >> References: >> DDSA: >> http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadict.pl?query=%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80&display=utf8&table=molesworth >> >> http://www.uchsc.edu/sop/pharmd/6.Experiential_Programs/-downloads/gymnema.pdf >> and http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/gymnema.html >> >> >> also stumbled across this entry: >> मेरशिंगी ... a small tree, *Bignonia spathacea*. Rox. >> DDSA: >> http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadict.pl?query=%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80&display=utf8&table=molesworth >> *Bignonia spathacea* (syn. of *Dolichandrone spathacea*) >> NPGS / GRIN http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?14450 >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Pankaj Oudhia >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Gymnema sp. (Gudmar) is known as Medhasinghi or Merasinghi in Hindi. >>> >>> http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/gymnema.html >>> >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Madhuri ji and all, >>>> >>>> *Medhshingi is not a correct name for this plant at all* ... I do not >>>> recollect from which reference I got this name ... I am sure I have made a >>>> mistake here. >>>> Thank you for bringing it to my notice. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> if this is called as Medhshingi in Marathi as given by Gargji then the >>>>> fruits are long turned at one end as the horns of sheep >>>>> has some medicinal value >>>>> madhuri >>>>> >>>>> --- On Wed, 1/4/09, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>>> > Subject: [indiantreepix:9922] Lannea coromandelica (Wodier Tree) >>>>> > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >>>>> > Date: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009, 8:42 AM >>>>> > I hope the Id is correct. At AP Forest >>>>> > Academy on 7/2/09 in Hyderabad. >>>>> > -- >>>>> > 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 >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Grab now >>>>> http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
