Hello all Guazuma ulmifolia Lamk. is called Bhadraksh. common name: Bastard cedar. there is one tree in Victoria garden (VJBU) in Mumbai. the fruits looks like that of Rudraksh but are black in color.
Regards Satish Pardeshi On Jan 14, 10:23 pm, figtree <[email protected]> wrote: > There was lot of discussion on Rudraksha , but little of Botany. The > plant here is Elaeocarpus sphaericus belonging to Elaecarpaceae, known > as Rudrak in Hindi, Rudraksha in Bengali, distributed in Eastern India > and also in Maharastra, MP. Hard tubercled nuts are made into rosaries > and bracelets, which are worn by holymen, and Brahmins. Also used in > making necklaces and buttons. In Hindi another plant is also known > Rudraksha- Guazuma ulmifolia of Sterculiaceae, the plant in photo is > not the same. > > On Jan 14, 1:50 pm, Anita <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear All, > > Thank you for all the information shared about Rudraksh. > > I also request for id of the tree. > > Any guesses? > > Anita Dake > > > On Jan 14, 4:09 am, MAX OVERTON <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear Dr Kumar, > > > > Thank you for your help. Can you tell me where to look to find out why > > > the tree is called "Eyes of Lord Shiva"? Does it refer to a part of the > > > tree? > > > > Max (just Mr, I'm afraid) > > > > Novels by Max and/or Ariana Overtonhttp://www.maxoverton.com > > > > The Lion of Scythia Trilogy (Lion of Scythia, The Golden King, Funeral in > > > Babylon); The Glass House Trilogy (Glass House, A Glass Darkly, Looking > > > Glass); A Cry of Shadows, The Devil is in the Details, Trapdoor, > > > Tapestry, Scarab - Akhenaten (Book 1 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - > > > Smenkhkare (Book 2 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Tutankhamen (Book 3 of > > > the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Ay (Book 4 of the Amarnan Kings), Rakshasa > > > (Book 1 of the Demon series), Djinn (Book 2 of the Demon series), Glass > > > Continuum, Ascension > > > Works in Progress: Sequestered, Scarab - Horemheb (Book 5 of the Amarnan > > > Kings), Succubus (Book 3 of the Demon series) > > > > Also check outhttp://julesphotographiccreations.blogspot.com/ > > > > > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:08:49 -0800 > > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:26354] Re: Is this Rudraksha? > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Respected Dr. Overton, > > > > Rudraksha is made of two sanskrit words, RUDRA meaning "lord shiva" > > > > and AKSHA means "eyes". So it basically means, eyes of lord Shiva. It > > > > is related to Hindu mythology. > > > > Regards > > > > Pankaj- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
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