Oh! My beloved Tanay Ji, what i want to tell you is that these Bengali names of various plants differ regionally. Take the case of *Plumeria rubra*, we call it GULANCHA here, but one of my friends from North Bengal tells me that they call it KATH-GOLAP.
Regards, surajit On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Surajit Ji. > I am very bad in common names hence have no idea about them. > Tanay > > On 3 May 2012 11:22, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you Tanay Ji for the ID. Everybody here call this tree as PAKUR in >> Bengali, whereas the scientific name given for the PAKUR in the book >> "Plants Group" and also at >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/ficus$20infectoria/indiantreepix/lfUcX6mGFK4/84WYKEU1wngJ >> is >> *Ficus infectoria* ! >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:43 PM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi Surajit Da. >>> I think this is Ficus rumphii. >>> Tanay >>> >>> On 3 May 2012 10:58, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Sir / Madam, >>>> >>>> Found this very very big tree on roadside. Is this also *Ficus rumphii* >>>> ? >>>> >>>> Species : UNKNOWN >>>> Habit & Habitat : tree, very big, roadside >>>> Date : 03-05-12, 9.52 a.m. >>>> Place : Gobra (Hooghly), WB >>>> >>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>> >>>> Surajit Koley >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *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/> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > *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/> > > >
