Thank you Shiva ji, I am interested to know the species name of the Fig (Ficus) tree. Any idea?
With regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS-38677, USA. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Shiva.N. Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > *Sri Lanka to give India Maha Bodhi tree sapling * > > ** > ........by.......B. Muralidhar Reddy...........from the pages of THE HINDU > newspaper. > > COLOMBO: To mark the 2,600th Buddha Jayanti, Sri Lanka will present > India a sapling of the Maha Bodhi tree, under which Gautama Buddha is > believed to have attained enlightenment. > > The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred fig tree at Anuradhapura town and is > said to be a sapling of the historical Bodhi tree. It is the oldest recorded > tree in the world. > > According to a statement by the government, a 10-member Indian delegation > is currently at Anuradhapura to receive the sapling. It will be planted in > the new Buddha Udyana being created in Patna to commemorate 2,600 years of > the Sambuddha Jayanthi. > > The delegation is expected to brief the Sri Lankan government on the > Sambuddha Jayanthi celebrations to be held there for a whole year. > > Meanwhile, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha paid a > courtesy call on the newly appointed Prime Minister, D.M. Jayaratne. > “The High Commissioner noted the close and friendly relations between India > and Sri Lanka,” the Indian mission said in a statement. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > N.Shiva Kumar. NOIDA. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
