Hi, These look like the Common Godzilla Ants [Camponotus compressus]. Also Streblus asper is commonly known as the Sandpaper tree.
With regards, Neil Soares. --- On Thu, 11/18/10, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:54666] Tree for ID| 17Nov10AR01 To: "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 9:29 AM Godda is a black ant. The bite of which are rather painful Goddana mara - The tree where black ant (Godda) lives PS: Godda, the black ant picture attached. Regards Raghu From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> To: raghu ananth <[email protected]> Cc: C KUNHIKANNAN <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Thu, 18 November, 2010 7:07:56 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:54662] Tree for ID| 17Nov10AR01 Raghu ji ... what does godda in Kannada translate to ? The sun paper tree (Ficus asperrima) could be a typo for sand paper tree. Regards. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:51 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: Many of the people in the village know this solitary tree and call it by the name Goddana mara, It is in fact considered to be of no significant commercial/ importance and left uncut. Trees like these are found in one or two numbers in the entire region and villagers are not aware of its key identification or use Sometimes the local & scientific names contradict. More over the villagers do not know the names of any of the non native trees. for eg. They do not know the local/common name of the Gul mohar tree. I agree scientific validation from experts is a must for a prudent confirmation, despite the popular local names. Thanks to every one for the ID help. >From Kittel dictionary Dodda Mani Mara ==> A lofty tree, Ailanthus excelsa http://books.google.co.in/books?id=HBUsaxC61mkC&pg=PA809&dq=Ailanthus+excelsa+kittel+dictionary&hl=en&ei=PCTkTNiJDZCmuQPu1vC2DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Godda mara, Goddana mara ==> The sun paper tree, Ficus Asperrima http://books.google.co.in/books?id=epPhgMbrmdMC&pg=PA567&lpg=PA567&dq=godda+kittel+dictionary&source=bl&ots=cQVtmBQE0d&sig=jVLHNJssTUgNU9P-2CvEiinsxzY&hl=en&ei=7yHkTJu2O4KyvgOQovnODA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Regards Raghu From: C KUNHIKANNAN <[email protected]> To: tanay bose <[email protected]> Cc: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>; promila chaturvedi <[email protected]>; raghu ananth <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Wed, 17 November, 2010 10:46:37 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:54627] Tree for ID| 17Nov10AR01 yes it is Ailanthus excelsa kunhikannan On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:18 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Ailanthus excelsa in bengali we call this 'Aakashmani" > Tanay > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> ... me too believe the plant posted to be Ailanthus excelsa ... commonly >> known as: Coromandel ailanto, tree of heaven • Gujarati: અરડૂસો araduso, >> રૂખડો rukhdo • Hindi: जंगली सर्व jangli sarva, महानींब mahanimb, महारूख >> maharukh • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಮರ doddamara, ಹೆಮ್ಮರ hemmara • Malayalam: പീമരം >> peemaram, പീനാറി peenari, പെരുമരം perumaram, പെരുപ്പി peruppi • Marathi: >> महारुख maharukh • Oriya: mundayigatch • Sanskrit: अटरूषकः atarusaka, >> महानिम्बः mahanimbah • Tamil: பெருமரம் peru-maram • Telugu: పెద్దమాను >> pedda-manu • Urdu: جنگلي سرو jungli sarva >> >> >> Raghu ji, per what found on the internet .. >> godda could be an apt name for Lannea coromandelica, the wodier tree, >> other names in Kannada being: ಗುಮ್ಪಿನ gumpina, ಕುರಟಿಗ kuratige, ಉದಿಮರ >> udimara >> godde could be the grey downy balsam tree, Garuga pinnata, other names in >> Kannada being: ಅರನೆಲ್ಲಿ aranelli, ಬಿಳಿಗಡ್ಡೆ biligadde, ಕಾಷ್ಠನೆಲ್ಲಿ >> kaashthanelli >> >> ... but of course, being a native, you may please correct these names, if >> in error. >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 6:19 PM, promila chaturvedi >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> The branching angle of this tree looks different. That is why I feel it >>> is not A. excelsa. And the tree's profile is also different. >>> Promila >>> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:16 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Regional Name: Goddana Mara (Gojjalu Mara) >>>> Scientific name: Garuga Pinnata (?) (To be validated) >>>> Height: 75 feet, Leaf size-10cms, opposite >>>> Sep 2010 >>>> Hebbal village, Mysore district >>>> Habitat: Near to an irrigation water channel >>>> Regards >>>> Raghu >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > > -- Dr. C.Kunhikannan, Division of Biodiversity, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu.
