Surajit Da .. Siuli is not associated with Durga puja rather Swaraswati puja... because the plant blooms during early spring .... long back people used to stain saree using the orange corolla tube of the flower to wear during the Swaraswati Puja. Tanay
On 10 March 2012 11:06, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh my goodness! I know very much this plant. We call it SIULI or SHEPHALI > in Bengali and it is very much associated with DURGA PUJA. Now, i remember > its fruits!What a memory loss! Would have to take 'Brahmi'! > Regards, > Surajit > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ... most probably the parijata ... *Nyctanthes arbor-tristis* (family: >> Oleaceae). >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 11:43 PM, surajit koley (Google Docs) < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I've shared flattened tablet like fruit ID :: 10/03/12 :: Hooghly (WB) >>> SK-2<https://docs.google.com/document/d/16I6n6ngTPoflzG7oh3chD-oHhWDF0Qihhxv8innYDWM/edit> >>> Click to open: >>> >>> - flattened tablet like fruit ID :: 10/03/12 :: Hooghly (WB) >>> SK-2<https://docs.google.com/document/d/16I6n6ngTPoflzG7oh3chD-oHhWDF0Qihhxv8innYDWM/edit> >>> >>> >>> Sir, >>> >>> I found this shrub, bearing tablet/button like fruits, beside a playing >>> field. Most likely it is a wild variety and the shrub was covered with >>> several climber weeds. >>> >>> Species : Unknown >>> >>> Type : wild (may also be planted) shrub of about 10 ft. >>> >>> Date : 10-March-2012, 2.05 p.m. >>> >>> Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly), WB >>> >>> (all images 800x600) except the last two) >>> >>> continued....... >>> >>> continued...... >>> >>> Thank you & Regards, >>> >>> Surajit Koley >>> >>> ….................. END …................... >>> >>> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents, >>> spreadsheets and presentations. >>> [image: Logo for Google Docs] <https://docs.google.com> >>> >> >> > -- *Tanay Bose* Research & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] <[email protected]> *Webpages:* UBC Botany , Berbee Lab <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/>

