Thanks, Singh ji. You are always very frank with your views. I think it's *'Unity is Strength'*. *What one finds difficult- 1093 members can make it easy.*
2009/11/22 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Pankaj ji > Thanks for sharing your sentiments. Don't get me wrong. When I said the > Plant is no where near Ocimum, it meant botanically. All species of Ocimum > and easily distinguished by the presence of large almost spoon shaped upper > calyx lobe, and when identifying members of Labiatae, the calyx structure is > used as main criterian. In that regard in Floras Ocimum is generally at the > other end of identification keys. > I never doubted Ban Tulsi, it was and it isBan tulsi, only it is not > Ocimum basilicum (it is Sweet basil, common basil niazbo, babui tulsi, gulal > tulsi, bhuttulsi, kama kasturi, and so many other common names, but not ban > tulsi). Ban tulsi I knew through literature may be a Elsholtzia blanda > (assam), Majorana hortensis (Kumaon), Ocimum gratissimum (Hindi, Bengali) > and Perilla frutescens (Bengal). It was none of these. The book Useful > plants of India by CSRI lists following local names for Hyptis suaveolens: > Hindi: Vilayati tulsi. Beng: Bilati tulsi. Oryia: Ganga tulsi, parodo. > Bihar: Bihunsri, dimbubuha, ara gusumpuru. It does not list Ban tulsi, and > as such did not help me. Thanks Dinesh ji, he identified the plant > correctly. > > I invite you to visit Herbal Garden here to see many more scientific > names to know reason for my comments. > > As far as local names are concerned they are always useful in quick > identification, and you must have seen recently I have been posting local > regional names in all languages, when an identiofication is complete. > > Cheer up Pankaj ji > > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:24 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Friends: it was fastest fingers first !! >> Thank you very much, Gurcharan ji ... my salutes to you. >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Me and several botanists had a set procedure of work. If you find any >>> unknown plant, sit with few floras, efloras if you have internet available, >>> get hold of dissecting microscope, needle, brush, blade and a few more >>> things and get busy till you identify the plant. If unsuccessful, photograph >>> it and send to any group or individual who you think can identify this. >>> >>> Two days back I found a plant growing in Herbal garden, labelled as >>> ban tulsi and identified as Ocimum basilicum. This angered me a lot, since >>> it was no where near Ocimum. I sat down with all books I had, tried to study >>> it, but after spending 6-8 hours could not identify this plant. Finally, >>> today I sent it to the group, and after 10 minutes I knew this was Hyptis >>> svaveolens, thanks Dinesh Valke. >>> This made me to rethink and decide. Next time you get a new plant, >>> simply photograph it and send to the group, if you don't get help, only then >>> waste your time with microscopes and books. >>> This is how Indiantreepix and internet has changed the attitudes. >>> Thanks Garg ji, Tabish ji and Dinesh ji. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> -- >>> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. >>> >> >> > > -- > 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. 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