Thanks, Tabish ji On Wed, 17 Jul 2024 at 10:30, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/39eae644-968f-4310-a48d-fcec0f1afb45n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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