Raghu ji, Thanks for sharing.
Many sedges and non-poaceae members like Typha are present in your list. The list is very useful for me as most of the species can be a source of income for the farmers. Many of these species are very reputed Ethnoveterinary medcines. Hoping that you have documented the local uses in detail. Typha and Apluda are used for thatching whereas Nela Hullu roots are added in popular smoke for patience suffering from hemicrania. If I am not wrong most of the local names are similar to the names I collected during surveys with my researcher friends in Dharwad. You are doing great job. My sincere suggestion is to give little more emphasis on Traditional medicinal knowledge while taking beautiful pictures. regards Pankaj Oudhia http://pankajoudhia.com On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:22 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > * > * > * > * > *"Come dusk and villagers return home after a hard days’ work, sometimes > in their bullock carts & bicycle, at times walking, carrying their burden on > their shoulders mainly green herbage to for the domestic animals awaiting in > cattle shed – this scene never fails to delight me. Many of the these folks > - young and old refuse to take help from us and prefer walking home"* > * * > > Here is a brief compilation of different grass species names from my > village -Chandagal (May 2010) (folk names as per farmers) (POACEAE > members). > * > * > Kannada Botanical English > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 1 Garike Hullu Cynodon dactylon (L.) PERS. Bermuda grass > 2 Shunti hullu, > Shunti Kaddi Panicum repense L. Perennial grass > 3 Vonna Hullu Dry Paddy grass > 4 Thevantige, > Thavutige, > Thevannike > 5 Hasiru hullu > 6 Menasina hullu > 7 Garike Hullu > 8 Akku hullu Apluda mutica L. > 9 Hanchi Hullu Apluda mutica L. > 10 Nela hullu > 11 Chande hullu > 12 Balada ere hullu > 13 Darbe Desmostachya bipinnata > 14 Dhare kaddi > 15 Kanne kaddi > 16 Negila gene > 17 Basavana kaddi hullu, > Basavana Pada > Clerodendrum infortunatum > 18 Jondu Cyperus inundatus ROXB. > 19 dherva > 20 Majjige hullu Andropogon citratus DC. Lemon grass > 21 Jolada kaddi > 22 Kabbu Saccharum officinarum L Sugar cane > 23 Aane Jondu Typha angustata BORY & CHAUB > 24 Bili Jola Sorghum vulgare Jowar > 25 Mekke Jola > Musukina Jola Zea mays L. Bhutta > > > Photo date: May 2010 > Chandagal, Mysore dist. > > *Will post some of my grass photo collections soon.* > > Regards > Raghu > > > > > > >
