forgot to mention something nonbotany but related to ketaki. A typical fair colour of body skin is called 'Ketakivarna'. thank you madhuri
--- On Thu, 21/7/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:74653] Re: VALMIKI : OBSERVER OF NATURE > To: "Ushadi micromini" <[email protected]>, "Efloraindia" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, 21 July, 2011, 9:33 AM > In Marathi other name Kevada. It is > famous for the cobra residing in the thicket of plant > growth. > The inflorescence made up of small/miniature flowers. > (Compound receme?) > It is covered by yellow colour bract(??), which actually > has great fragrance. > This bract is offered to Lord Ganesha. Sold in Mumbai > market at the rate of rs 40 to 100 per bract in Ganesh > festivel. > Kevada attar (permume) is very famous. > Pandanus is a typical example of multiple root cap. > In Thane on Godbandar road in my child hood acers and acres > of land had pandanus plants as this is a marshy area. Now > hardly some 50 to 100 plants are seen on road side, as > entire area is under costruction (distruction) stage. > Madhuri > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:49:40 > To: efloraofindia<[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:74646] Re: VALMIKI : OBSERVER OF > NATURE > > 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 > ======= > > 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. > > > > ------- > > 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) > > ----------- > > 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 >
