Hello Sharmila ji,
You are correct about the epithet: *sair-rat-ih-FOH-lee-uh* or
*ser-at-ih-FOH-lee-uh* -- margins of foliage are toothed like a saw ... Dave's
Botanary
<https://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=serratifolia>
About अग्निमन्थः ... m. (न्थः) A small tree, (*Premna spinosa*.) E. अग्नि
and मन्थ chur- ning, *because fire is produced by friction of two pieces of
its wood* ... विकिशब्दकोशः
<https://sa.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5>

Regards.
Dinesh





On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 1:18 PM, Sharmila Punde <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks Garg Ji 🙏
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 5:25 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Sharmila ji,
>> I think Dinesh ji can better answer a part of your question.
>>
>> On Mon 14 May, 2018, 7:24 PM Sharmila Punde, <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Garg ji 🙏 Getting confused because of etymological meaing as-
>>> *Serratifolia *is derived from the Latin* serratus* meaning ‘saw’ and*
>>> folius* meaning ‘leaf”.
>>> The pictures in  https://sites.google.com/site/
>>> efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae/premna/premna-serratifolia
>>> shows leaves which are having smooth edges.
>>> Can we get kind of information why is it called Serratifolia, and in
>>> which context we say it as Serratifolia? Sorry for the trouble. Just trying
>>> to understand context.
>>> Or after drying, these leaves are very hard or something? Because it is
>>> called Agnimantha, must be something about it.
>>> Searched on web, but not getting answer.
>>> Thanks
>>> Sharmila
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 6:41 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, Sharmila ji,
>>>> Pl. check https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a-
>>>> --l/l/lamiaceae/premna/premna-serratifolia
>>>>
>>>> On Mon 14 May, 2018, 9:28 AM Sharmila Punde, <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Nidhan Ji 🙏! Seems correct.
>>>>> Please inform location and flowering season/fruiting season of the
>>>>> plant you posted if possible. Do local people call it Agnimantha? Please
>>>>> provide link regarding the plant you posted if possible.
>>>>> Please provide correct botanical name of the plant which i have posted
>>>>> if possible.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 6:51 AM, Nidhan Singh <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> May not be...
>>>>>> Please see the attached pics of what I suppose to be Premna
>>>>>> serratifolia...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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