Net showing both names. Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 3:58 PM Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear friends, > It is interesting to note that two names in English for *Achyranthes > aspera* L. ... *crocus stuff* and *crokars staff* - both sound somewhat > similar when spoken. > Could both of them be valid names for this plant? OR has one of them have > just happened to become popular, out of sheer laxity to know about its > relation to the plant. > > While both "stuff" and "staff" could be part of a plant's name, Crocus and > Crokar in context of Achyranthes becomes intriguing. > *Crocus* is a genus belonging to Iridaceae (iris family), and *Crocus > sativus* is known for the world-famous spice - saffron. > Thus, if there is any stuff about *A. aspera* having quality of crocus, > it will be good to know that it is a valid name. > > Crokar - I was not able to find any meaning or connection with *Achyranthes > aspera*. > > I hope someone helps in validating these names for *Achyranthes aspera*. > > All said, both these names have no popularity in India compared to prickly > chaff-flower. > > 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2%2B%2B-aNzX1n%2B%2BNCSw_GUzeEjKBKK%2Bq9PjX%3D5zc_owyfQA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2%2B%2B-aNzX1n%2B%2BNCSw_GUzeEjKBKK%2Bq9PjX%3D5zc_owyfQA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytTzYoV2yC5D7-2WWyufeQYzGqGR4%2Byp0q73BijL-%3D1mJg%40mail.gmail.com.
