This is really interesting. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj
On Dec 4, 12:29 am, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
