Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week grasses, sedges and rushes Poaceae * Eleusine coracana * (L.) Gaertn. *el-YOO-sy-nee* -- named for Eleusis, the Greek town where the Temple of Ceres was located ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DEleusine&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze471QIPYXXS-hEX2dGlJA1rYZY0A> *kor-uh-KAN-uh* -- name derived from Sinhalese *kurakkan* porridge ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dcoracana&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze5YXodrtqQbSYWUArdr7LoBEd5wQ>
*commonly known as*: African millet, coracan, finger millet, natcheny, ragi • *Assamese*: মৰুবা ধান maruba dhan • *Bengali*: marwa • *Gujarati*: બાવટો bavato, નાચણી nachni, નાગલી nagali • *Hindi*: मंडुआ mandua, मंडवा mandwa, मड़ुआ marua, मड़ुवा maruwa, रागी ragi • *Kannada*: ರಾಗಿ ragi • *Konkani*: नांचणी nanchani • *Malayalam*: രാഗി ragi • *Marathi*: नाचणी nachani, नागली nagali • *Nepalese*: मड़ुवा maruwa • *Oriya*: ବୁଢ଼ା ମାଣ୍ଡିଆ burdha mandia • * Punjabi*: ਮੰਦਲ mandal, ਮੰਢੁਲ mandhul, ਮੁੰਡਲ mundal • *Rajasthani*: रागी ragi • *Sanskrit*: मधुलिका madhulika, मट्टकम् mattakam, नृत्यकुण्डलक nrutyakundala • *Tamil*: ஆரியம் aariyam, இராகி iraki, கேழ்வரகு kel-varaku, கேப்பை keppai • *Telugu*: రాగి ragi, తమిదలు tamidalu • *Tibetan*: bras ma du lun ga • *Urdu*: منڐوا mandwa, مڙوا maruwa, راگی ragi *Native of*: Africa, Yemen; cultivated in Africa, Asia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FFinger%2520Millet.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdW11ReKRuxW6NbgxOyEVtxxT3STA>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFinger_millet&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfRrT93yY_QHHfccKcNOJ8zOC8__Q>• Millet Network of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fmilletindia.org%2Fpublication%2FMilletsfutureoffoodandfarming.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcAHUwDlsmCn1aQO_Lb4t8XVd6pJg>• PIER<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2Fpier%2Fspecies%2Feleusine_coracana.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfuojx8WNSS91UauqB3ap4m1TjwVQ>• GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F14992&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzekt1fdmgdE0AjVOtDGkRQ1c-KLSQ>• FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D887&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdx2oFGnG8uOtQsSR2571TDEbBcCQ>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> at a cottage farm in Yeoor Hills on 12 OCT 08 [image: Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2934263357%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfG34fbsJwDfo-2q5LHgPBo-HtM8g> [image: Nachani (Marathi: नाचणी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2934265801%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcnePJFFK1F1yfvLT5cDE_Pq-iAxA> Regards. Dinesh -- --- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
