dear members i might be wrong in identification but it seems to be a peepal tree Ficus religiosa growing on the trunk of pala tree Alistonia. if people worship pala tree thn it must be alistonia only.
On Apr 21, 10:33 am, "R. Vijayasankar" <[email protected]> wrote: > I fully agree with you Gurcharan ji, > > But due to lots of disturbances (such as too much of neiling) and resulted > continuous & irregular callous formation, the original structure and shape > of the trunk could have been changed. > > Let's here from our Kerala member friends. > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Yes Vijayasankar ji > > Alstonia scholaris is one of the many plants known by this name as I > > mentioned in my post, but looking at the tree in the photograph the massive > > trunk and leaves don't appear to be that of Alstonia. The two closest I > > mentioned as Manilkara hexandra and Palaquium ellipticum. Let us wait for > > more responses. > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired 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 Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 9:37 AM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > >> As far as i know, 'Pala' in Malayalam refers to *Alstonia scholaris*. I > >> was told that the name 'Palakkad' (kad means forest) came due to the > >> predominent occurrence of 'pala' i.e. Alstonia scholaris trees. > > >> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Gurcharan Singh > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Rather difficult to zoom in. In Tam. and Mar. Pala tree refers to > >>> Alstonia scholaris; In Hindi and Mar. Pala refers to Carmona microphylla > >>> (Ehretiaceae), in Mal. it refers to Cryptostegia grandiflora; in Tel. it > >>> is > >>> for Holarrehena antidysenterica; Tam., Mal. it is for Manilkara hexandra; > >>> Mal., it is for Palaquium ellipticum, Eng. (Pala indigo) for Wrightia > >>> tinctoria, Tam., Mal. for W. tomentosa, Raj. for Ziziphus nummularia. > > >>> I would chose between Manilkara hexandra and Palaquium ellipticum. > >>> Any clues? > > >>> -- > >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>> Retired 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 Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:06 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Any Bot. name for the tree? > > >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>>> From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > >>>> Date: 13 March 2010 12:14 > >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:29693] On Pala tree bark, exorcism practices ... > >>>> To: [email protected] > > >>>> On Pala tree bark, exorcism practices.. > > >>>> An age old, huge Pala tree with long iron nails pricked into its bark. > >>>> As a last resort, Mentally ill or people considered to be the victims of > >>>> evil spirits come to this tree hammer on children dolls with nails into > >>>> the > >>>> bark from their fore-heads. > > >>>> Sri Chottanikkara temple, Near Cochin, Kerala > >>>> 30 Dec 2008 > > >>>> Check this link on exorcism practices. ( Search for the word `Pala`) > > >>>>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Kerala/Chottanikkara/blog-45405.... > > >>>> Regards > >>>> Raghu > > >>>> ------------------------------ > >>>> The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! 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