Thanks Diensh Ji I was not aware of the new generic name of this plant Tanay
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Many thanks dear Prashant ... did not know this plant's edible use. > > > > *NATIVE, WILD* :: Verbenaceae (verbena, or vervain family) » *Rotheca > serrata*, this genus now shifted to Lamiaceae (mint family) > *Synonyms*: *Clerodendron serratum, Clerodendrum serratum, Volkameria > serrata* (this name is the most popular among all) > > > *roth-EE-kuh* -- .... not sure of derivation ... help needed > *sair-AY-tuh* or *ser-RAT-uh* -- toothed like a saw > > > *commonly known as*: beetle killer, blue-flowered glory tree, blue > fountain bush • Hindi: भारंगी bharangi • Konkani: भारंगी bharangi • > Malayalam: ചെരുതെക്ക് cheru thekku • Manipuri: মোইরাংগ খানম moirang khanam • > Marathi: भारंग bharang, भारंगी bharangi • Nepalese: अनढिकि andikhi • > Sanskrit: भार्गी bhaargi, भारङ्गी bharangi, ब्राह्मणयष्टिका > brahmanayashtika, पद्म padma, फञ्जी phanji • Tamil: சிறுதேக்கு ciru-tekku > > > *Native to*: s Africa, s China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, > Indo-China, Malesia > > > -- *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) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
