Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. Some earlier relevant feedback:
“The genus name Madhuca is derived from the Sanskrit (as is) name of the tree. Not sure of the reason why it was called Bassia longifolia before. Names of Madhuca longifolia (var. latifolia) ... syn. Bassia latifolia, Illipe latifolia, Madhuca indica, Madhuca latifolia in Sanskrit are: मधूकः madhuca, मधूकम् madhucam, मोह moha Reference: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary at: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=apte&query=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95&matchtype=exact&display=utf8” from Dinesh ji, ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Date: 1 October 2010 17:41 Subject: Origins of the latin name of Mahua To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Cc: Aniruddha Mookerjee <[email protected]> Forwarding for any assistance in the matter please. "Dear Mr Garg, I was wondering if anyone could help me with the origins of the latin name of Mahua. Why was it called Bassia longifolia before and when did the name change to Madhuca indica and why ? Any help would be welcome. Thanks Aniruddha" -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For identification, learning & discussion about Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1375 members & 48,500 messages on 25/9/10 & with a database of around 4000 species) -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For identification, learning & discussion about Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1375 members & 48,500 messages on 25/9/10 & with a database of around 4000 species)
