A nice collection from Sheetal Ji and Dinesh ji
tanay
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> *NATIVE, WILD* :: Aizoaceae (fig-marigold family or ice plant family) »
> *Sesuvium
> portulacastrum*
> *Synonyms*: *Halimus portulacastrum, Portulaca portulacastrum
> *
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> *ses-OO-vee-um* -- from the area inhabited by the Sesuvii, a Gallic tribe
> *port-yoo-luh-KAS-trum* -- resembles Portulaca
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> *commonly known as*: sea purslane • Bengali: jadu palang • Marathi: धाप *
> dhapa • Rajasthani: lunio • Tamil: ஓர்பூடு orputu, வங்காரவச்சி vankaravacci
> • Telugu: వంగరేడుకూర vangaredukura
> ... * not sure of Marathi spelling.
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> *Native of*: tropics
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