*Melia azedarach* L.* *(Meliaceae) is also known as *Ghora neem* (*Ghora *meaning horse) in Bengal and Assam. But I don’t know its exact relationship with horses.
Regards, Sukla On Monday, March 18, 2013 12:53:22 PM UTC-5, surajitkoley wrote: > > Thank you very much Sir for the interesting information on regional names > of plants. > > I haven't seen (didn't know) *Ailanthus excelsa* but 'Bengal Plant' also > describes that it is MAHANIM (also GORMI-KAWAT) in Oriya. Neither Bengal > Plants nor the Flora Indica gives any Bengali name for *Ailanthus excelsa* > . > > Regards, > surajit > > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Surajit ji >> >> the local name Mahanim is shared by three trees with similar looking >> pinnate leaves >> >> Ailanthus excelsa in Oriya >> Toona ciliata (Cedrella toona) in Hindi and Bengali >> Melia azedarach in Bengali >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 7:55 AM, surajit koley >> <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> Good morning Madam >>> >>> I am very happy to provide Bengali names. Earlier i skipped the names >>> because during these three or four weeks i am very engaged in checking the >>> answer scripts of our board exam! >>> >>> A very happy week ahead to you, and all members. >>> >>> Regards, >>> surajit >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Sukla Chanda >>> <[email protected]<javascript:> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks Surajit ji for providing its name in Bengali script. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sukla >>>> On Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:19:36 PM UTC-5, surajitkoley wrote: >>>> >>>>> Good morning Madam >>>>> >>>>> I am very sorry for not providing its Bengali names, the names are >>>>> confusing though. The 'Bengal Plants', 'Flora Indica' and 'Hortus >>>>> Suburbanus Calcuttensis' refer it as তুন (TOON). But, local people >>>>> call it মহানিম (MAHAANEEM), though according to the 'Bengal Plants' >>>>> MAHHANEEM is *Melia azedarach* L. Some people also call it as পাঁউ >>>>> (PAU). >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much for appreciating. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> surajit >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, 16 March 2013 19:06:32 UTC+5:30, Sukla Chanda wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Beautiful photographs Surajit ji. In this time you have not given the >>>>>> name in bengali script which I like very much!! Thanks :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Sukla >>>>>> On Thursday, March 14, 2013 1:55:16 PM UTC-5, surajitkoley wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The images at http://www.flickr.com/**photos/72842252@N04/sets/** >>>>>>> 72157630983724844/detail/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/72842252@N04/sets/72157630983724844/detail/> >>>>>>> **identify this species as *Cedrela toona* Roxb. (= *Toona >>>>>>> ciliata*M.Roem.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2707264>). >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/QKAQa4c0SoA/unsubscribe?hl=en >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> [email protected] <javascript:>. >>>> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
