Thanks Dineshji for telling us that the flower of Jarul is the State Flower of Maharashtra. It's a news to me though i spent more than 30 years in Powai. Thank you Dr. Singh for for updating the name L. speciosa. Regards
On Sep 20, 10:57 pm, "singhg ." <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/19/09, Subrata Mahapatra <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Its Hindi and Bengali name is Jarul. It is known for its nice flowers which > > are purple, violet or pink. > > It is used as an avenue tree. > > But why should it be called 'Pride of India' ? > > In this context i may add a different perspective. This relates to > > Bangladesh. In the rainy season many districts of that country get flooded > > and all roads are submerged. In villages the only means of going from one > > Para(Pada) or house to another is by boat. The boat is therefore mostly > > prized. It should last preferably a lifetime. They found that the timber of > > Jarul is the best water-resistant. Hence the folksongs speak highly of Jarul > > and one often finds the countryside reverberating with boatmen's songs > > expresing his pride of rowing the Jarul boat. From this perspective Jarul is > > truly the pride of that country. > > Regards, > > > The name Pride of India belongs to atleast two more species: > > 1. Koelreuteria paniculata > 2. Melia azedarach > > Lagerstroemia flos-reginae is now correctly known as L. speciosa > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College > University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018 > Phone: 011025518297; Mobile: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
