Thank you very much Usha di and Surajit for validating the name, and giving it in Bangla script. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 7:30 AM, surajit koley <[email protected] > wrote: > 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.
