You're most welcome, Dinesh ji! Happy to help.
Vijayasankar On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 11:36 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much, Vijayasankar ji, for all help with coining a name for > this plant. > I agree about பந்துமலர் pantumalar being not appropriate in this context. > I would like to take the option of *மைசூரு பட்டன் பூ * Mysuru button poo > ... thank you very much, Vijayasankar ji. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 1:57 AM Vijay Raman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh ji, >> >> Apologies for the delayed response; just got back from vacation and >> catching up on emails. >> >> I think the name பந்துமலர் pantumalar is suitable for the shape of the >> flowerhead, but it doesn't match the size compared to a ball. >> I noticed that E. odoratum is called "Buttonpoovu" in Malayalam (FoI >> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fragrant%20Pipewort.html>), >> and I think it is more apt. The same can be used with slight modification >> for Tamil (Tamilified English!) as button poo பட்டன் பூ (button flower) for >> the genus. If this is agreeable, then *E. robustobrownianum *may be >> called Mysore button poo மைசூர் பட்டன் பூ (or Mysuru button poo *மைசூரு >> பட்டன் பூ*). >> >> Best, >> >> Vijayasankar >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 3:13 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear Vijayasankar ji. >>> >>> Please help in coining a generic name for the genus *Eriocaulon* ... I >>> suggest பந்துமலர் pantumalar ... பந்து = ball; மலர் = flower ... the >>> flowerhead of Eriocaulon alluding to a ball. >>> >>> >>> Further, coining a name for *Eriocaulon robustobrownianum* Ruhland >>> One of its synonym is *Eriocaulon mysorense* Fyson ... thus use மைசூர் >>> maisoor as prefix to பந்துமலர் >>> >>> Hope மைசூர் பந்துமலர் maisoor pantumalar is good for use as a name for *E. >>> robustobrownianum* >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> -- 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/CAOZ1_23%2BeyB%3DznsUPJ3R-dDdYzTrkuzT8X0_tddTRjsgPWP61Q%40mail.gmail.com.
