Sir / Madam, One of the most common wild shrub in villages in Hooghly is AASH-SHYAORA (ASH-SHEORA). Usually these shrubs are under 3 ft height and can be termed as undershrub, but they can grow as high 6 ft. The importance of this plant is given in a nutshell under some selected photographs.
Species : *Glycosmis pentaphylla* (Retz.) DC. (syn. *Limonia pentaphylla* Retz.) Habit & Habitat : wild shrub, roadside, uncultivated area Date : 08-05-12 (today), Nov, 2011 to Jan. 2012 (butterflies) Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB ID help : 1) http://www.biotik.org/india/species/g/glycpent/glycpent_en.html 2) http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?22266 <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yyu79F_0dDQ/T6i-I7l2aiI/AAAAAAAAD1Y/r7P-hN3nGQA/s1600/DSCN3461.jpg> *hedges are used as fuel* <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AQLoPOR2VOE/T6i-WCSExZI/AAAAAAAAD1g/QCvba091CjQ/s1600/DSCN0400.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8DVWrudP5Pk/T6i-dmHG_AI/AAAAAAAAD1o/tCyJIRdMIu8/s1600/DSCN0401.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7fU1Fyc87SI/T6i-kCyMiBI/AAAAAAAAD1w/KOoAGSnOSK4/s1600/DSCN3452.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JCpm0q0uL1E/T6i-sE6sqRI/AAAAAAAAD14/6qMgPf7gjrE/s1600/DSCN3453.jpg> *host of various insects* <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XIUev1g0KFs/T6i-0uunQ3I/AAAAAAAAD2A/RV4JnOPqln0/s1600/DSCN3456.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Cy_RPyMdq9I/T6i-7DcsEaI/AAAAAAAAD2I/yvT33HnINjc/s1600/DSCN3457.jpg> *even until 1980s the young stems were used as toothbrush cum toothpaste by majority of the villagers (NEEM also served the same purpose)* * * * * <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZsnOlvVMEoA/T6jAI06BWaI/AAAAAAAAD2Q/aX77JFfcdMw/s1600/DSCN3459.jpg> * * <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-P39MAHsr17c/T6jAuovPDMI/AAAAAAAAD2Y/XCMxe-wU_ZE/s1600/butr_Neopithecops_zalmora_VSCN3822.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xuJ8nPOSv_s/T6jA1xMDpnI/AAAAAAAAD2g/2cXAB8IN7h8/s1600/butr_Neopithecops_zalmora_VSCN4034.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5YoHKUf7Ejs/T6jA68Xx4PI/AAAAAAAAD2o/CM7iINUfSrM/s1600/butr_quaker_VSCN6678.jpg> *LF plant of Quaker butterfly<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopithecops_zalmora> * * * <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5xEshzayoX4/T6jBrQYWsgI/AAAAAAAAD2w/OIHT0mAkau4/s1600/butr_skipper_Telicota_ancilla_DSCN5735.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PPr3RQC1weM/T6jB5LxMGsI/AAAAAAAAD3A/iFI8l8yz2VM/s1600/butr_skipper_Telicota_ancilla_DSCN5743.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JzB90bZFOYM/T6jBymIw9CI/AAAAAAAAD24/9kej2KkwfZE/s1600/butr_skipper_Telicota_ancilla_DSCN5738.jpg> *nectar plant for many skippers like Dark Palm Dart<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telicota_ancilla>(ID by Dr. Kalesh from ButterflyIndia) * * * * * * * <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QWRlWCtpX60/T6jCxwpQKNI/AAAAAAAAD3I/MuJ1tftpcGU/s1600/butr_Tagiades_+japetus_VSCN4764.jpg> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zfJQjdypSEg/T6jC3XHuByI/AAAAAAAAD3Q/dpZ_jOyZTq4/s1600/butr_Tagiades_japetus_VSCN5053.jpg> *nectar plant for common snow flat<http://ifoundbutterflies.org/37-pyrginae/tagiades-japetus> * <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EvUG1n8pIrQ/T6jDRHfOkBI/AAAAAAAAD3Y/4V1GXcpzYTY/s1600/butr_Ypthima_baldus_DSCN4915.jpg> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j5t_2nZO_i0/T6jDXMtN9SI/AAAAAAAAD3g/sEKu2h4PYE8/s1600/butr_Ypthima_baldus_DSCN4916.jpg> *nectar plant for many more butterflies like this one, common five ring<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypthima_baldus> * * * * * * * * * Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley
