In Bengali we call this plant "*Ban Chalta*" found growing as wild in Sal forest of South West Bengal. Fruits are used as tonic, laxative; used in abdominal pain and to remove cough.
Tanay On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > Affirmative. This is Karmal [Dillenia pentagyna]. It is leafless for most > of the year except during the rainy season. Sending a few photographs of one > of my trees taken during the monsoons to illustrate the beauty of its > foliage. > > With regards, > > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Thu, 7/22/10, Pardeshi S. <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Pardeshi S. <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:42125] Re: Dillenia ?? 220710-PKA1 > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 10:14 PM > > > Hello all > it is > Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. Cor. Pl. 1: 21, t. 20, 1795; Hook. f., Fl. > Brit. India 1: 38, 1872; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 1: 6, 1958 (Repr.); > Almeida, Fl. Mah. 1: 8, 1996; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 1: 160, 2000; > Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 83, 2005. > Synonyms: D. floribunda Hook. f. & Thoms., Fl. Ind. 71, 1855. > > Regards > Satish Pardeshi > > On Jul 22, 9:13 pm, Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > *Dillenia pentagyna* is commonly known as: dog teak, five-carpelled > simpoh, > > Nepalese elephant apple • Assamese: okshi • Bengali: বন চালতা ban chalta > • > > Gujarati: કરમલ karmal • Hindi: करमल karmal • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಕಣಿಗಲು kaadu > > kanigalu • Khasi: dieng soh bar • Konkani: लहान करमल lahan karmal • > > Malayalam: കുടപ്പുന്ന kutapunna, പട്ടിപ്പുന്ന pattippunna, വാഴപ്പുന്ന > > vaazhappunna • Marathi: पिवळा करमळ piwala karmal • Mizo: kaihzawl, > > kawrthing-dengte • Nepalese: राम फल ram phal, तानतारी tantari • Oriya: > > railgatcho • Sanskrit: अक्षिकीफल aksikiphal, पुन्नाग punnaga • Tamil: > > நாய்த்தேக்கு nay-t-tekku, புன்னை வகை punnai vakai • Telugu: చిన్న కళింగ > > chinna kalinga, రేవడ revada > > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Prashant awale > > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > Thanks Shrikant ji for the info. Attaching a cropped image illustrating > the > > > forked nerves ..as stated by Shrikant ji. > > > regards > > > Prashant > > > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:13 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < > > > [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > >> Hi Prashant, you have illustrated the leaves well but have not given > > >> the size of the leaves. (It should be more than 30 cm, young leaves > > >> may reach even 1.5 meters.) Look at the nerves at the margin. They are > > >> forked and both tips of the fork end in a tooth. The leaves are > > >> characteristic of Dillenia pentagyna. D. indica is doubtfully wild at > > >> Matheran. Leaves of D. indica would be smaller than 30 cm and nerves > > >> not forking at the margins. Flowering season for D. pentagyna is > > >> March, there are no fruits also. This is D. pentagyna which is native > > >> to Matheran. Regards, Shrikant > > > > >> On Jul 22, 7:22 pm, Prashant awale > > >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > >> > Dear Friends, > > >> > Came across this tree at Matheran hills. Looks like Dillenia sp. > Young > > >> > leaves were looking attractive with saw toothed margins. > > > > >> > Date/Time: 17-07-2010 / 14:40hrs > > >> > Location: Matheran hills > > >> > Habitat: Wild > > >> > Plant Habit:Tree > > > > >> > regards > > >> > Prashant > > > > >> > Dillenia_9328.jpg > > >> > 188KViewDownload > > > > >> > Dillenia_9329.jpg > > >> > 187KViewDownload > > > > >> > Dillenia_9332.jpg > > >> > 80KViewDownload > > > > >> > Dillenia_9334.jpg > > >> > 193KViewDownload > > > > >> > Dillenia_9335.jpg > > >> > 181KViewDownload > > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
