Satishji it is madras patnam; the word "patnam" means City in Tamil. so it is called maderaspatana, it is no way related to Patna Thanks Dr. Santhan
On Monday, February 3, 2014 8:05:29 PM UTC+5:30, Satish Phadke wrote: > > Just a curiosity about the species name <maderaspatana> > It is so common with many genera??? > Any relation with Madras and Patna cities. > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 3 February 2014 20:02, Santhan P <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> *Ventilago maderaspatana Gaertn*., Fam: Rhamnaceae >> woody climber on trees, >> south Chennai, scrub jungle >> Root bark reddish, forms several layer, used in medicine and hair oil, >> Surul pattai, >> >> -- >> 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:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
