Yes, sure, I will attempt finding the botanical names of the plants listed. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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