Selvalakshmi ji, please verify the first two, check the 3rd, not sure.

1. omai ஒமை ... mango, *Mangifera indica*
2. marama maram மரம மரம் ... mangrove apple, *Sonneratia apetala*

3. ya யா ... perhaps yakkataru யக்கதரு ... banyan tree, *Ficus benghalensis*


Tamil knowing friends, please validate.


Regards.






On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj
<[email protected]>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I am urgently need the some of the Scientific names of  Tamil plants
> mentioned in Sangam literature.
>
> 1. Omai
> 2. Maramaram
> 3. Ya
>
> --
> Selvalakshmi S.
> Doctoral Scholar,
> Bharathiar University,
> Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
>
>

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