A local resident of Vrindavan (malyada I think) confirmed that it is kaim and not Kadamba which is native to that area, and recently a large number of kaim trees planted there. The old link is: http://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&tab=wm#search/kaim+and+kadamba/11b2a96fda643c3b Best wishes, akbhatt ~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]> wrote: > > didn't see replies by Sibdas and Dinesh beofre I added my own. Both of > them have fair points. > > I want to add two point in favour of Mitragyna- > > 1. Its not very advisable to stand under Neolamarkcia Cadamba; the > ripe fruits keep falling and soiling anything under it. It is doubtful > that anyone can play flute peacefully under it. Neolamarkcia stands in > front of my family house in Kanpur; I've first hand experience of it. > > 2. I remember some stray reference in Krishna's tale of gops playing > with Kadamba fruit. Its almost impossible to play with Neolamarkcia > Cadamba while Mitragyna is much smaller in comparison yet hard enough > to play with. > > > On Apr 14, 8:57 pm, Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]> wrote: >> My doubts are alive about the true Kadamba. Nevertheless I'll quote Pradeep >> Krishan from his book - "Tree of Delhi". He writes - >> >> "This is the true 'Kadamba' tree associated with Brindavan and Krishna's >> Gopis... Many tree books will tell you that the kadamba associated with Lord >> Krishna in Brindavan is *Neolamarckia cadamba.* This is a case of mistaken >> identity. Neolamarcika cadamba is native to moist forest in NE India and >> would not survive in the hot, dry Brindavan area. Kaim is not only native to >> the (remnant) Brindavan forest but is their dominant tree. Clinchingly, >> everyone in Brindavan calls Kaim 'Kadamba'. Time to revise some of those old >> books." >> * * >> from Tree of Delhi, page 148-149 >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> >> > .... *Neolamarkcia cadamba* is what I think is associated with Lord >> > Krishna. >> > Regards. >> >> > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> Friends, >> >> >> Here is a picture of Kaim flower. The Tree stands in the Chhota Kashmir, >> >> Aare Colony, Mumbai. >> >> >> Is this Kaim -Mitragyna Parvifolia- The Sri Krishna Kadamba, under which >> >> he used to play his intoxicating flute, as Pradeep Krishan writes in his >> >> book- Trees of Delhi? Or that is the other Kadmaba - Neolamarkcia cadamba >> >> ? >> >> >> Abhay- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
