Thank you very much Viplav ji for the information and clarity. Usha di, this species of *Dioscorea*, has either 3 or 5 leaflets; one of its synonym is *Dioscorea triphylla*. Regards. Dinesh
On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 9:32 PM Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > very apt and appropraite information, Viplav, thank you > > I find that often what Dr/vaidya Zala write as gujrarati names of > medicinal plants do not match with what i find in Bapalal Vaidyas book . > and sometimes not even in Dr. Patel's guj forest flora etc. His must be > truly local vernacular names that never got in any academic books. > yes the વેણી વેલ sounds like a gajara of flower that women use ie વેણી. > > Besides that > I do not really see five leaflets even after enlarging, DInesh. > Am i missing something? > usha di > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 9:21 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Viplav ji and Dinesh ji >> >> On Wed 10 Oct, 2018, 7:43 PM [email protected], <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> From what I gather, the name *'Vaj no kand*' was documented by George >>> Alexander Gammie in his paper "A note on the plants used during famines and >>> seasons of scarcity in the Bombay Presidency" published in the Records of >>> the Botanical Survey of India, vol. II, Calcutta, 1903. Have attached the >>> relevant pages herewith. This name appears to be used for other >>> *Dioscorea* species as well, not only in Surat district (Gujarat) but >>> also in the former Khandesh district (Maharashtra). It would be spelt in >>> Gujarati as વજનું કંદ or વજ કંદ. Also known as નાનો જંગલી કંદ. >>> >>> I am not acquainted with the other names but વેણી વેલ is an evocative >>> epithet since it is descriptive of the inflorescences (likened to braided >>> hair). Most vernacular names of *Dioscorea* spp. refer to the tubers. >>> >>> Best wishes, Viplav >>> >>> El mié., 10 oct. 2018 a las 15:44, Dinesh Valke (<[email protected]>) >>> escribió: >>> >>>> Found few more names, I am sure these are not common, may be limited to >>>> certain regions of Gujarat ... >>>> >>>> હુરો huro ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી. (વૈધ >>>> કે.જે.ઝાલા) >>>> વેણી વેલ veni vel ... thanks to Jalamsinh Vala for help with this name >>>> in facebook >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=465237517322457&set=gm.563571757434059&type=3&theater> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 12:59 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear friends, and Viplav ji, >>>>> >>>>> Please validate following names for Dioscorea pentaphylla: >>>>> વાજ નો કંદ vaj no kand ... The Famine Foods Database >>>>> <https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/famine-foods/famine_food/dioscorea-pentaphylla/> >>>>> નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand ... Biological Diversity of Gujarat >>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgec.gujarat.gov.in%2Fdownloads%2FBiologicalDiversityContents.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF9y8kc5X1Yr89R-2YGjW1YUM9rBw> >>>>> ... current version of PDF seems to have shortened content - we no longer >>>>> find the names' list which was found earlier. >>>>> >>>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
