Interesting query! Dinesh may be able to comment on some names. One flower I can recognize easily is Ulu Khagra. Khagra is a generic name for reed/grass. So Ulu Khagra should be Cogon Grass <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cogon%20Grass.html>. In one book the author writes, "From behind the waves of the ulukhagra flowers that surrounded Shiptom Saheb's grave, a women's figure rose up with a start..." Indeed the swaying flowering Cogon grass looks like waves. Bonmorich may be Pigeon Berry <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blood%20Berry.html>. Sondali tree is Amaltas <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Amaltas.html>. Tittiraj tree should be Pithraj Tree <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Pithraj%20Tree.html>. Sheuli (Shiuli) is Har Singar <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Har%20Singar.html>. Gulancha creeper is quite common - Gulancha <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Gulbel.html>. Ghentu is Hill Glory Bower <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hill%20Glory%20Bower.html> with white flowers. Shyamlata is Black Creeper <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Black%20Creeper.html>. Kakjongha may be Bristly Leea <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bristly%20Leea.html> with red berries. It is a native of East India. Kamranga is Star Fruit <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Star%20Fruit.html>. Chhatim flowers are the flowers of Scholar Tree <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Scholar%20Tree.html> with a heady scent. Telekucho is Ivy Gourd <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ivy%20Gourd.html>. Sandhyamani is Four O'Clock <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Four%20O'clock.html> flowers. Gamar tree is Gamhar <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Gamhar.html>. Pituli is False White Tea <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/False%20White%20Teak.html>. Notkan tree is Burmese Grape <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccaurea_ramiflora>. Jiuli tree is Indian Ash Tree <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Ash%20Tree.html>. Bankalmi is Purple Heart Glory <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Heart%20Glory.html>, a coastal creeper. Toka-pana is Water Cabbage <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Water%20Cabbage.html>. Tabish
On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:37:47 PM UTC+5:30 Shobha Chavda wrote: > Dear friends, > Recently I read a beautiful novel "Restless Waters of the Ichhamati" > written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. > In the flow of novel,it narrates a wonderful world of flora and fauna > flourishing in Bengal during 18th-19th century.Since this is a translated > version in English I couldn't make out the names of plants,flowers from > Bangala language.The translator Rimli Bhattacharya writes in her note, " > Like all of Bibhutibhushan's writing, Ichhamati is a celebration of flora > and fauna,particularly of the profusion of commonly found plant life that > flourishes in most regions of Bengal.So as not to impede the syntactical > flow and the aural rhythms, I have retained most of the Bangala names of > the plants, flowers and trees except when they have a familiar equivalence > in English ". > I will be grateful if any Bengali readers can translate these names either > to common or Botanical names. > Off course it's a very long list.At some places I have tried to mention > from d book about the color and part of the tree or a small reference : > > * Garan,Madar and Kunch trees. > * Foliage of Bonnyeburo. > * Yellow flowers of wild Titpalla creeper. > * Shrubs of Uluti-bachda and Bainchi. > * Clusters of Sandhyamoni flowers. > * Heady scent of Ghentukole. > * Honey of Jiuli tree. > * Dense bushes of Nal-khagra. > * Pituli,Gamar and Notkaan trees. > * Slender creepers of Gulancha. > * Fragrance of Bonmorche-creeper's flowers. > *White petals of Ghentu flowers. > * Juice of Sheuli leaves as medicine. > * Bright ripe fruits peeping out from Telekucho creeper. > * Sondali tree. > * Nak-joaley and Shyamlata flowers. > * Banakalmi flowers blossoming in the bushes along the bank. > * "the jungle of Saibabla and keya-jhanka was overrun by the blue flowers > of Bonkalmi; by the water's edge you saw the wild Kochu buds and the little > wild purple flowers of Chanda-grass on the edges of the bank ". > * Clusters of floating vegetation- Toka-pana. > *" afternoon breeze was fragrant with the smell of Chhatim flowers". > * " Behind the dense green foliage the baggy rosy-red fruits of Kakjongha > peeped out." > * Jonti fruits. > * Red flowers of Atimuktlataa bush. > * Dash-baichandi flowers. > * Kamranga tree. > * Chhanra tree. > * White flowers of Ulukhagra. > * Jungle of Kakjongha. > * Koonchkanta-nata and Bonmorich. > * Tittiraj trees. > * Yellow flowers of Radhalata. > Regards, > Shobha Chavda > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/39eae644-968f-4310-a48d-fcec0f1afb45n%40googlegroups.com.
