Many many thanks Mandru ji, for all the help you give me. Thank you very much, Lalithamba ji, for the elaborate reasoning. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 8:12 PM Mandru Ramesh Chowdary < mandrurameshchowd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for the information Madam > > > > On Thu, 28 Mar, 2024, 8:08 pm Lalithamba Avadhanam, <alalitha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> As the flowers are white like jasmines, tribal people call such flowers >> as malli and for bearing tubers it is called malli-dumpa; even many >> parasitic herbs such as Striga is with white flowers, and grows on roots of >> jowar, grass etc, hence it is named as jonnamalli, when orobanche with >> small white flowers grows on tobacco it is called, pogakumalli . >> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM Mandru Ramesh Chowdary < >> mandrurameshchowd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> May be Dinesh sir, మల్లి in telugu represent jasmine which has a >>> fragrant flowers. >>> >>> Actually, I am not familiar with local names. Only up to a some extent I >>> can >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> On Thu, 28 Mar, 2024, 12:15 pm Dinesh Valke, <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Mandru ji, >>>> Would మల్లిదుంప mean fragrant tuber ? >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 12:55 PM Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Many many thanks, Mandru ji, for the prompt response, the help with >>>>> the name, and for the important information. >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 12:51 PM Mandru Ramesh Chowdary < >>>>> mandrurameshchowd...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for the mail Dinesh sir, >>>>>> Peristylus lawii is an orchid, usually used to cure insect bites such >>>>>> as honey bee. >>>>>> >>>>>> The telugu name is మల్లిదుంప. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 27 Mar, 2024, 12:43 pm Dinesh Valke, <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Lalithamba ji and Mandru ji, >>>>>>> I found a Telugu name "malli dumpa" for the tuber of *Peristylus >>>>>>> lawii* Wight >>>>>>> *Reference*: Kandagatla, Ramesh & Ragan, Ajmeera & Suthari, Sateesh >>>>>>> & Raju, Vatsavaya. (2018). PERISTYLUS LAWII (ORCHIDACEAE): A NEW >>>>>>> RECORD FOR TELANGANA STATE, INDIA. >>>>>>> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326147009_PERISTYLUS_LAWII_ORCHIDACEAE_A_NEW_RECORD_FOR_TELANGANA_STATE_INDIA> >>>>>>> 41. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am familiar with the word దుంప dumpa for tuber, typically an >>>>>>> edible tuber. >>>>>>> But I am not sure about malli ... would it be మల్లి ... or ... మళ్ళీ >>>>>>> ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>>> >>>>>> >> >> -- >> A.Lalithamba >> > -- 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/CABSQqC10j6sti8m99ZNx7H4YwbG6DQ20ogY_GWncm1xDzbBF%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com.