Thanks for the information. When I posted the picture of Vanda to my farmers, traders and Healers of Jharkhand I received over 150 responses with tens of local names with interesting stories. Bandar Kanwa is one of these names. In North Chhattisgarh Bandar changes into Bendra.
Orchid was not by favorite subject but I continued to document the information. Now your expertise in this field is motivating me to recollect the memories again. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > those are cute names. I assume godi means laps? Crow's Laps, Peacock's > Laps..... What do you think they are related to.... > Very commonly Vanda is called BANDA by the tribals of JHK. But that is > meant for anything growing on other trees. Specifically they call > Vanda tessellata as Bandar Kanwa, may be the petals look like ears of > a Monkey by colour and appearance. > For your information, the name Vanda is inspired from the word VANADA > in sanskrit which is used to describe any plant growing on other > plant. > These Eulophias as often called Huka Kanda. Refering to the bulbous > base and floral stalk, which gives it a appearance of HUKKA, the royal > or the Rajasthani object used for smoking..... :)) ....and yes they > are medicinal too. > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for this very important series. Missing the local names. I have to > > check my database for the local names in Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand > and > > surrounding areas. For example Vanda is known as Kauagodi in Chhattisgarh > > Plains. The southern Chhattisgarh it is considered similar to Majurgodi. > In > > Orissa it is known by alteast ten different local names. Little excercise > is > > required so that we can write the local names in Dinesh ji's style. > > > > regards > > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
