Thank you Didi. I remember SUPARI is also GUA and as per Voigt *Areca triandra* is BON-GUA; *A. gracilis* RAM-GUA; *Acacia farnesiana* = GUA-BABLA.
Regards On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 1:34 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, Dinesh you do find unusual stuff, I am glad . ANd Surajit you are > diligent. > > > Dr. Kalipada Biswas and Ekkodi Ghosh list it as E. latifolia Linn. > and give bangla name same as : গুয়ারা what Surajit typed above , and > they do mention that it also grows in chattagram area and Kumayun ( hills, > i guess) and that there is a kumayun name: মীজহাণলা as in mij-hanla. > > I trust Ekkodi mahashay and Dr Biswas... they were both at the Royal Bot > garden as our Shibpur Bot G was known then .... > > Hope this helps > > Usha di > > > > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:14 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes Dinesh Ji, will be waiting for Usha Di, Sourav.... >> Thank you and good night.... >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:05 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Many many thanks Surajit ji. I trust your analysis. >>> Indeed most of the transcribed names are tricky - 1) typo, 2) listing >>> name from one language for another, 3) name known to only a particular >>> region, and so on. But I think it is better we discuss and attempt to >>> thrash OR resolve such ambiguities. >>> Will wait for validating comments. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 10:30 PM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> This is again a tricky question Dinesh Sir! >>>> >>>> Prain and Roxburgh recorded it as GUARA, Voigt none, Piddington as >>>> GWARA, >>>> >>>> Using the present day practice it will be গুয়ারা or following >>>> Piddington গ্বারা the later having no meaning and very unlikely. >>>> >>>> Since this is found in North Bengal (as per Bengal Plants) I am >>>> thinking if the name can be derived from GAUR Bengal >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gau%E1%B8%8Da_(city)>. Maybe Usha Di or >>>> Sourav can help. >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:26 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Bengali-knowing friends, >>>>> Please help with the name "guara" in native script - name given for >>>>> *Elaeagnus >>>>> conferta* Roxb. This name is used in some of n-e Indian languages too. >>>>> Reference: North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine >>>>> <http://www.neifm.org/arunachalPage/showdetails/PLANT_ID/2386> >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- 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/d/optout.
