what are/is the indian name besides ketaki.... that colonel sarkar
gave us...
i want to know beyond that...like local names?
any body?
usha di
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On Jul 20, 9:59 pm, mchunkat <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear All,
> As usual things are a bit more complicated. This is what I found on
> the net.
>
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> Short Communication
> Collection, characterization and olfactory evaluation of Pandanus
> species in Southern India
> Rahul L. Zanana1 and Altafhusain B. Nadafa1 c1
> a1 Department of Botany, University of Pune, Pune 411007, India
> Abstract
> A detailed survey along the coastal regions of Southern India revealed
> the occurrence of seven Pandanus species, viz. P. kaida Kurz., P.
> odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntz., P. canaranus Warb., P. furcatus Roxb., P.
> thwaitesii Mart., P. foetidus Roxb and a new species P. palakkadensis
> Nadaf, Zanan & Wakte. The fragrance of staminate inflorescences of
> these species was compared with the fragrance of commercial staminate
> inflorescences of P. odorifer. P. thwaitesii, P. kaida and P.
> palakkadensis recorded comparable fragrance with that of P. odorifer.
> The study reveals the fragrance potential of these species, which
> could be exploited commercially for extraction of essential oil.
> (Received February 24 2011)
> (Accepted May 04 2011)
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> Could somebody throw more light on this.. Thanks.
> Mohan Chunkath
>
> On Jul 20, 7:40 pm, Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Dear Friend,
> >                        Valmiki mentioned about Ketak or Ketaki in his 
> > Ramayan.It is known as SCREW-PINE in English.Scientifically it is known as 
> > Pandanus odoratissimus.Chakravarti S Venkatesh gives some interesting input 
> > about the plant.
> >      "I t appears that the ancient Hindus,like the Babylonians,had some 
> > inkling of the presence of sex in plants.For example,the male plants of the 
> > Screwpine were called Ketaki viphala or Dhulipushpika,the female as Svarna 
> > Ketaki,and the male and female together as Ketakidvayam meaning a pair of 
> > Ketakis."
> >  Attaching an image of KETAKI.
>
> > Regards
> > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar
> > Mobile: 9434194942
>
> >  Ketak.jpg
> > 124KViewDownload

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