Really nice treat of orchids today, thanks for showing us such a good collection and diversity.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > hehehehe....for sure orchids have high potential for medicinal value, > you just need to know and understand. Any plant which is succulent or > xerophytic in nature stores a lot of alkaloids and other active > constituents in them which is the main source of their medicinal > properties. You never know, you may find something extraordinary > soon!! > So best of luck. > Pankaj > > > > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 2:05 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 >
