Thanks Gurucharan ji for your reply. I am forwarding Hindi article titled "Bahut kuchh batate hai vanaspatiyon ke sthaniya naam."
http://ecoport.org/storedReference/556792.pdf In my state, villages have been named after herbs. Chhattisgarh have over 16,000 villages. I have noted that villages named based on specific herb are rich in that particular species and the natives as well as Traditional Healers have more information about the species than other region. Please see this link for more information. http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=reference&ReferenceID=557175 regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:24 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>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 <singh...@gmail.com>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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "indiantreepix" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> 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 indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=.
