On 9/19/09, Subrata Mahapatra <sub.mahapa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Its Hindi and Bengali name is Jarul. It is known for its nice flowers which > are purple, violet or pink. > It is used as an avenue tree. > But why should it be called 'Pride of India' ? > In this context i may add a different perspective. This relates to > Bangladesh. In the rainy season many districts of that country get flooded > and all roads are submerged. In villages the only means of going from one > Para(Pada) or house to another is by boat. The boat is therefore mostly > prized. It should last preferably a lifetime. They found that the timber of > Jarul is the best water-resistant. Hence the folksongs speak highly of Jarul > and one often finds the countryside reverberating with boatmen's songs > expresing his pride of rowing the Jarul boat. From this perspective Jarul is > truly the pride of that country. > Regards, > > > > The name Pride of India belongs to atleast two more species: 1. Koelreuteria paniculata 2. Melia azedarach
Lagerstroemia flos-reginae is now correctly known as L. speciosa -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018 Phone: 011025518297; Mobile: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
