"AZAD-HIND - RAKT " Is great
thank you pardeshi jee
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Pardeshi S. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Singh ji and others
> what story I heard about the name is as follows:
> In the pre-Independence period one of a british taxonomist arrived in
> Calcutta, he saw a neem tree and pointing towards it he asked one of
> the local about its name.; the mane was a freedom fighter and he
> replied (may be there might some blood on the trunk) it is "AZAD-HIND-
> RAKT". the british took it is Azediractha.
>
> Regards
> Satish Pardeshi
>
> On Jul 23, 5:45 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Shobha ji
>> Our Chief conservator of forests had once told us that azedarach stands for
>> "Azad Drakhat" meaning free tree.
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
>> Retired Associate Professor
>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > ... let me add to Shobha ji's words ... *azedarach* would mean a noble
>> > free-minded tree.
>> > Regards.
>>
>> > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:58 PM, shobha chavda <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >> Thanx to everybody.24 posts in 24 hrs.A really wonderful Google group.
>> >> By the way one more difference in Neem and Persian lilac is the fruit
>> >> shape.Neem fruits are little longish while persian lilac are round.
>> >> And Azedarach is a Persian word meaning "excellent tree"
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Shobha
>>
>> >> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:42 PM, shobha chavda <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >>> Dear Muthuji,
>> >>> Couldn't see the fruits from close quarters,so no idea.
>> >>> Regards,
>> >>> shobha
>>
>> >>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>> >>>> Dear Shobaji,
>> >>>> Is this one-seeded fruit?
>> >>>> If the staminal column and petals are Lilac coloured, then it should be
>> >>>> *Melia azedarach* L., a medium-sized introduced tree.
>>
>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:44 PM, promila chaturvedi <
>> >>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>> Srry for the spelling mistake.
>> >>>>> Promila
>>
>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM, promila chaturvedi <
>> >>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>> Could it be melia azadirach.
>> >>>>>> Promila
>>
>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh <
>> >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>> Not Melia azadirachta (now Azadirachta indica, the Neem tree) which
>> >>>>>>> has unipinnate leaves, toothed leaflets and white flowers. This
>> >>>>>>> should be
>> >>>>>>> Melia azedarach or M. dubia.
>>
>> >>>>>>> --
>> >>>>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
>> >>>>>>> Retired Associate Professor
>> >>>>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
>> >>>>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
>> >>>>>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
>> >>>>>>>http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/>
>>
>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Senthilkumar <
>> >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>>> Yes. It starts to flower now and ends with fruiting in the month of
>> >>>>>>>> November.
>>
>> >>>>>>>> Regards
>> >>>>>>>> Senthilkumar U.
>>
>> >>>>>>>> On 21 July 2010 17:54, shobha chavda <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>>>> Is this the flowering season of this species?
>>
>> >>>>>>>>> Regards,
>> >>>>>>>>> Shobha
>>
>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Dinesh Valke <
>> >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>> ... or *Melia azedarach*, the Persian lilac tree ?
>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards.
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Muthu Karthick <
>> >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> *Melia dubia*?
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:40 PM, shobha chavda <[email protected]
>> >>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Request for ID – 210710SC1
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Dear All,
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Can u pl.help me in identifying this tree?
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Date / Time – 16th July 2010 / 15.50 pm.
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Location – Place /Altitude / GPS – Rey Roard,Mumbai
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Habitat – Garden/ Urban/ Wild / Type – Urban
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Plant Habit – Tree/Shrub / Climber /Herb – A Tree
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Height /Length – about 20 ft.
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Leaves Type / Shape / Size –
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Inflorescence Type /Size –Lavander colour
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Flowers Size /Colour /Calyx –
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Fruits Type /Shape /Size / Seeds –
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Other Information like Fragrance,Pollinator,Uses etc –
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Shobha
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> --
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Muthu Karthick, N
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Junior Research Fellow
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Care Earth Trust
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Chennai - 61
>> >>>>>>>>>>>www.careearthtrust.org
>>
>> >>>>>>>> --
>> >>>>>>>> Senthilkumar U.
>> >>>>>>>> BSI & School of Ecology and Conservation,
>> >>>>>>>> University of Agricultural Sciences,
>> >>>>>>>> Bangalore-560 065.
>> >>>>>>>> Karnataka, India
>>
>> >>>>>>> x
>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> Muthu Karthick, N
>> >>>> Junior Research Fellow
>> >>>> Care Earth Trust
>> >>>> Chennai - 61
>> >>>>www.careearthtrust.org
