I fully agree with you Gurcharan ji, But due to lots of disturbances (such as too much of neiling) and resulted continuous & irregular callous formation, the original structure and shape of the trunk could have been changed.
Let's here from our Kerala member friends. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes Vijayasankar ji > Alstonia scholaris is one of the many plants known by this name as I > mentioned in my post, but looking at the tree in the photograph the massive > trunk and leaves don't appear to be that of Alstonia. The two closest I > mentioned as Manilkara hexandra and Palaquium ellipticum. Let us wait for > more responses. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 9:37 AM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> As far as i know, 'Pala' in Malayalam refers to *Alstonia scholaris*. I >> was told that the name 'Palakkad' (kad means forest) came due to the >> predominent occurrence of 'pala' i.e. Alstonia scholaris trees. >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Rather difficult to zoom in. In Tam. and Mar. Pala tree refers to >>> Alstonia scholaris; In Hindi and Mar. Pala refers to Carmona microphylla >>> (Ehretiaceae), in Mal. it refers to Cryptostegia grandiflora; in Tel. it is >>> for Holarrehena antidysenterica; Tam., Mal. it is for Manilkara hexandra; >>> Mal., it is for Palaquium ellipticum, Eng. (Pala indigo) for Wrightia >>> tinctoria, Tam., Mal. for W. tomentosa, Raj. for Ziziphus nummularia. >>> >>> I would chose between Manilkara hexandra and Palaquium ellipticum. >>> Any clues? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:06 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Any Bot. name for the tree? >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 13 March 2010 12:14 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:29693] On Pala tree bark, exorcism practices ... >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> On Pala tree bark, exorcism practices.. >>>> >>>> An age old, huge Pala tree with long iron nails pricked into its bark. >>>> As a last resort, Mentally ill or people considered to be the victims of >>>> evil spirits come to this tree hammer on children dolls with nails into the >>>> bark from their fore-heads. >>>> >>>> Sri Chottanikkara temple, Near Cochin, Kerala >>>> 30 Dec 2008 >>>> >>>> Check this link on exorcism practices. 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