.... THANK YOU VERY MUCH, Ulhas. You made this page http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/web/ficus-racemosa interesting. Regards.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Ulhas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > Umbar and Audumbar are well known Marathi names for Ficus recemosa. > In Konkan region it is called / pronounced as 'Rumad'. > > Umbar Jal, a well known ayurvedic medicine used to cure uncers, is > sap collected from roots of Umbar trees. Threshholds of the main door > of houses is called 'Umbaratha' in Marathi and is made of Umbar wood. > This is supposed to keep the inmates / visitors of the house healthy. > > God Narsinha killed Hiranyakashapu on Umbaratha (threshold) since the > place is neither inside the house nor outside! Hiranyakashpu could > not be killed by anyone within or outside the house. > > Umbar tree seems to have a lot of religious / spiritual significance > in Hindu mythology, perhaps due to its unique properties. > > Umbar tree is also associated with god Dattatreya and at many places > in the south the shrines are under Umbar trees. Incidently, > Dattatreya is always associated with Cow and Umbar leaves are supposed > to excellent fodder for milch cows. > > Umbar definitely has tremendous ecological significance and like all > Ficus species is a member of 'Keystone species'. > > A lot of research is going on to study the pollination of Umbar figs > by wasps and the symbiotic association of wasps and figs is turning to > be a fascinating subject for scientists all over the world. > > Ulhas Rane > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
