Tamil name: விவசாய தகரை (Vivasaaya thagarai). Vivasaaya = agricultural; Thagarai = Cassia (C. tora). My GUESS on its etymology: The plant is a relative of 'thagarai' and the leaves used as green manure in agricultural fields (so the name 'vivasaaya').
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 9:47 PM, ajinkya gadave <ajinkyagad...@gmail.com>wrote: > marathi name is गिरिपुष्प (giripushpa) > > > On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 11:22 PM, Dev Kumar > <dev.kumar.vasude...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Quickstick (Gliricidia sepium) in flower.... a tree native to Central >> America and Mexico which grows well in India... Plenty in Mhow (MP), >> rare in Delhi. Also known as - Nicaraguan Shade Tree, Cocoa Shade, >> Spotted Gliricidia, mexican lila >> >> I have not heard of any local name. Pradip Krishen's field guide >> "Trees of Delhi" confirmed this. It actually mentions "no local >> name"... >> Has any member heard of any Indian name? >> > >
