I am not sure, but NESO means island or somethign related to island. May be it was found on some island. :p...the names suggests its based on the name of a place most probably. Regards
Pankaj On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear friends, > > 1) Can somebody help me know the derivation of the epithet - neesanum > (context: Zingiber neesanum) > - could it be derived from regional name in Maharashtra ? > - in Shrikant ji's FOS and as also put at FOI, the regional name In > Maharashtra is nisam निसम > > 2) Is Z. neesanum endemic to Western Ghats of Maharshtra and Goa ? > What is the Konkani name (in Goa) ? > > > Regards. > > > > > >
