Many thanks Mahadeswara ji and Usha di. Yes ... did learn while compiling the names that Sunderbans (largest delta in the world) derives its name from the abundantly growing *sundari* tree.
Dear friends, the names that are listed bear a link ... you may click on the name to reach the name page, ... for instance ... • *Bengali*: সুন্দরী sundari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/sundari-sundari>... clicking on the Bengali name will lead to a page dedicated to সুন্দরী sundari Other than wanting to know WHAT is the name of a plant, WHY the name, naturally follows. Reason behind basing a name is interesting. Would like to know stories / beliefs / reasoning for every name of the plant ... so, please do not hesitate to discuss names of plants. Regards. Dinesh On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > > Yes, Mahadeswara ji... this plant is called Sundari... in bengali... > > but then Dinesh ji already knows that, I guess... Nice depiction of > their tulip like flowers... > > Usha di > == > On Sep 16, 8:59 am, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Photos are beautiful. Sundarban is named after this plant. > > > > On Sep 16, 12:11 am, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > via Species < > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species>> H < > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/h> > > > > > > *Heritiera littoralis* Aiton > > > [image: Heritiera littoralis > > > Aiton]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5927447934/> > > > > > [image: Flowers of > > > India]< > http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Looking%20Glass%20Mangrov...> > > > [image: > > > Discussions at efloraofindia]< > https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Heri...> > > > [image: > > > more views in flickr]< > http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Heritieralittoralis&m=tags&z=m> > > > [image: > > > more views on Google > > > Earth]< > http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Heritieralittora...> > > > > > *her-ee-tee-ER-a* -- named for Charles Louis de Brutelle L'Heritier, > French > > > botanist (best known for naming Eucalyptus) > > > *lit-tor-AY-liss* -- of the sea shore > > > > > *commonly known as*: looking glass > > > mangrove< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/l...>, > > > Sundarban mangrove< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/s...>, > > > tulip mangrove< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/t...>• > > > *Bengali*: সুন্দরী > > > sundari< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/s...>• > > > *Kannada*: ಚಂದ ಮರ chanda > > > mara< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/c...>• > > > *Malayalam*: മുകുരം > > > mukuram< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam...>• > > > *Marathi*: सुंदरी > > > sundari< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/s...>• > > > *Oriya*: sundari< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/sun...>• > > > *Tamil*: சொன்முந்திரி > > > conmuntiri< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/con...>, > > > சுந்தரி cuntari< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/cun...>, > > > கண்ணாடியிலை kannati-y-ilai< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kan...> > > > > > *botanical names*: *Heritiera littoralis* Aiton ... *synonyms*: > *Amygdalus > > > litorali*s (Dryand.) Kuntze • *Balanopteris tothila* Gaertn. • > *Heritiera > > > minor* Bojer > > > > > Regards. > > > Dinesh >
