Hi, Singh ji, If you have tried *Edit ยป Find* to search 'tulsi' in the indiantreepix database, you would have found your plant immediately. It certainly is more useful to experts like you.
2009/11/22 Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com> > 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/ >> >> >> 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/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) 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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