Thank you Dinesh ji and Vijadas ji for the various names and synonyms. Dinseh ji the leaves resemble Pipal but I did not know they are used for food untill I read it in Trees of Mumbai! You have listed so many interesting names. It is really a beautiful tree, but most of the time we take this tree for granted in Mumbai !
regards, Rashida. Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:27:36 +0300 Subject: [indiantreepix:21121] Re: Thespesia populnea From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected] Dear all, In malayalam it is known as cheelanthi On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: ... commonly known as: aden apple, bhendi tree, cork tree, Indian tulip tree, John-Bull tree, king of flowers, large-leaved tulip tree, mangrove, milo (in Hawaii), Pacific rosewood, portia tree, seaside mahoe (in Florida), umbrella tree • Bengali: gajashundi, palaspipal, poresh • Gujarati: પારસ પિપળૉ paras piplo • Hindi: bhendi, gajadanda, पारस पीपल paras-pipal • Kannada: arasi, bangali • Malayalam: ചിലാന്തി cilaanthi, പൃപ്പരുത്തി prapparuththi, പൃവരശ് pravaras • Marathi: आष्ट aashta, आस aas, पारस भेंडी paras-bhendi, पारोसा पिंपळ parosa pimpal, पार्श्वपिंपळ parshvapimpal, पिंपरणी pimparani, पिंपरी pimpari • Sanskrit: पार्श्वपिप्पल parshwapippal • Tamil: பூவரசு puvarasu • Telugu: గంగరావి gangaravi Most of the common names in Indian languages are closely related to (or even share names of) peepal ... very likely because the leaves of this tree resemble in some manner to that of peepal. ... while it is easy to find this tree commonly in my vicinity, I am yet to meet its look-alike Hibiscus tileaceus. Regards. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:31 PM, rashida atthar <[email protected]> wrote: This is a very common tree of Mumbai with changing flower colour from lemon yellow to deep purple red within 24 hours. Pics taken in the last two days. The book 'Trees of Mumbai' has some interesting information and I quote pg:159 " .. The flowers turn yellow to purple in 24 hours due to oxidation of the yellow anthocyanins present in the petals." Further the authors state: "The bark yields good fibre. All parts of the tree are used by locals for medicine. The leaves are applied as poultice to swelling and abscess. They are also used for wrapping food. The deep red , thick oil produced from the seeds is known as 'huile amere'." regards, Rashida. From the happening headlines to the juiciest gossip, get your daily update on MSN India Drag n' drop -- VijayadasD Horticulturalist / Estates Supervisor Deputy Electro Saudi Services Ltd Salwa Garden Village Riyadh-11462,PBNO-7210 KSA vijayadas.wetpaint.com Ferns are funniest plants..............!!!!! _________________________________________________________________ Newsmakers and happenings from around the world – just one click away on MSN India http://in.msn.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
