A precise reference would have been ideal but the author lures us with the mere name of this enigmatic nymph - Nouchal - and no whereabouts;-( Other botanical names <http://books.google.co.in/books?ei=rMJbVOWDFo2HuATFn4GoAg&id=y3IoAQAAIAAJ&dq=celebration+of+fynbos&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=botanical+names>, several of them rooted in Greek <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=y3IoAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=greek> mythology, have been similarly explained in this book.
The species might well have been named after the Noakhali district in Bangladesh. I don't know for sure. Best wishes, Viplav El 6 de noviembre de 2014, 0:27, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> escribió: > > Viplav ji ... many many thanks for this bit of information. > Keen to know of the reference/bibliography that the author may have quoted > to base her writing. > > Searching for the word Nouchal - one result led me to Calflora > <http://www.calflora.net/southafrica/plantnamesH-O.html> though it has > not much to say. > Searching "Nouchal Nymph" is discouraging. > > At this juncture, the score is 1 each ... Nouchal (nymph) vs. Nauchali > (district in Bangladesh). > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Viplav: >> I am impressed >> I must stay tuned to your conversations >> >> great find >> >> >> >> usha di >> >> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 6:18 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> "The genus *Nymphaea* is named after the Greek goddess of springs, >>> Nymphe. *Nouchali* is named after one of the nymphs, Nouchal." >>> >>> - Petra Vandecasteele [*In Celebration of Fynbos*, Struik Publ., 2008, >>> p. 142]. >>> >>> Best wishes, Viplav >>> >>> El 1 de noviembre de 2014, 17:09, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>> escribió: >>> >>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: M Swamy <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 1 November 2014 16:57 >>>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:204290] Names of Plants in India :: >>>> etymology of nouchali >>>> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]>, Dinesh Valke < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sear Dinesh ji / Garg ji, >>>> Kindly refer to the following link >>>> http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/nymphnouch.htm wherein it is >>>> stated that "The meaning of the specific ephithet *nouchali* has >>>> only been traced with the assistance of staff at Kew who report that one of >>>> their specimens contains a note that Noakhali is a district in >>>> Bangladesh. The variety name *caerulea* refers to the sky blue colour >>>> of the flowers." >>>> Thanks & regards, >>>> Dr.Mahadeswara swamy >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 10:23 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. >>>>> >>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>>> >>>>> STAGNATION >>>>> <http://dict.hinkhoj.com/words/meaning-of-stagnation-in-hindi.html> = >>>>> निश्चलता >>>>> <http://dict.hinkhoj.com/words/meaning-of-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE-in-english.html> >>>>> - growing in stagnant water ?- from Santhan ji. >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 25 October 2014 13:18 >>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:204290] Names of Plants in India :: etymology >>>>> of nouchali >>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear friends, >>>>> >>>>> Please help with the etymology of the epithet - *nouchali* in context >>>>> of the name *Nymphaea nouchali*. >>>>> (also found written as *nauchali*). >>>>> >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> >>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>>> etc. >>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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