Halo Mic, Thank you so much for forwarding this interesting link."Frangipanis won’t burn except in extreme (over 500 degrees) temperatures." was really an unknown fact to me. Regards, Shobha Chavda
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:38 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > There is a good description at this address: > > http://www.allthingsfrangipani.com/frangipanis.html > > Hope that helps. > > Mic > ------------------------------ > On 07/05/2013 9:36 PM J.M. Garg wrote: > > Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > Bimal Ji, > I just vaguely remember someone telling me the the meaning of "Frangipani" > as "frozen milk" ( may be indicating the latex).Can anyone throw the light ? > Shobha Chavda > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Bimal Sar kar <[email protected]> > Date: 27 April 2013 08:47 > Subject: [efloraofindia:152952] WHAT IS IN A NAME ( FRANGIPANI ) > To: > > > Dear All, > While going through D V Cowen's Flowering Trees and Shrubs of > India,I came across an interesting piece of information on the common name > of Plumeria rubra. This plant is known as FRANGIPANI.This is what Mrs Cowen > says about the name, > > " Frangipani is undoubtedly the commonest name for all these trees,being > associated with the very distinctive perfume.Four centuries before the > discovery of the Western Hemisphere and of the trees growing therean > Italian nobleman,by combining a number of volatile oils ,produced a heady > perfume which became,and remained a favourite with the noble ladies of > Europe.This easily recognisable scent was at once recalled by the early > settlers in the Caribbean when they found trees with the same fragrance.So > they called them FRANGIPANI ,the name of the Italian nobleman." > > With regards, > Bimal > > -- > > --- > 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. > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2085 members & > 1,53,000 messages on 30/4/13) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 8000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
