Nice catch Dinesh Ji tanay
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Poaceae (formerly and a.k.a. Gramineae) » *Eleusine coracana* > *Synonyms*: *Cynosurus coracanus, Eleusine africana, Eleusine tocussa* > > * > el-YOO-sy-nee* -- named for Eleusis, the Greek town where the Temple of > Ceres was located > *kor-uh-KAN-uh* -- name derived from Sinhalese *kurakkan* porridge > > > *commonly known as*: African millet, coracan, finger millet, natcheny, > ragi • Assamese: মৰুবা ধান maruba dhan • Bengali: marwa • Gujarati: બાવટો > bavato, નાચણી nachni, નાગલી nagali • Hindi: मंडुआ mandua, मंडवा mandwa, > मड़ुआ marua, मड़ुवा maruwa, रागी ragi • Kannada: ರಾಗಿ ragi • Konkani: नांचणी > nanchani • Malayalam: രാഗി ragi • Marathi: नाचणी nachani, नागली nagali • > Nepalese: मड़ुवा maruwa • Oriya: mandia • Punjabi: ਮੰਦਲ mandal, ਮੰਢੁਲ > mandhul, ਮੁੰਡਲ mundal • Rajasthani: रागी ragi • Sanskrit: मधुलिका > madhulika, मट्टकम् mattakam, नृत्यकुण्डलक nrutyakundala • Tamil: ஆரியம் > aariyam, இராகி iraki, கேழ்வரகு kel-varaku, கேப்பை keppai • Telugu: రాగి > ragi, తమిదలు tamidalu • Tibetan: bras ma du lun ga • Urdu: منڐوا mandwa, > مڙوا maruwa, راگی ragi > > > *Native of*: Africa, Yemen; cultivated in Africa, Asia > > > sighted at a village on Yeoor Hills, 12 OCT 08 > -- *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]
