Premna tomentosa bark is used in curdling milk instantly! (by Malayali tribes in TN).
In Tamil, it is known as 'Pidangu Naari' i.e. 'Purangai Naari'. Purangai = the other side of the palm; Naari = foetid/smelling. So just smell the lower surface of leaf, it emits an unpleasant odour, whereas the upper side has no smell!!! 'Etymology' of vernacular names!!! With regards R. Vijayasankar On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:41 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Premna tomentosa *is quite a close call the leaves do look tomentose but > not sure without any reproductive parts !! > Tanay > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:14 PM, L. Rasingam <rasi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It look like *Premna tomentosa* (Verbenaceae) >> >> Regards >> L.Rasingam >> >> >> On 12 July 2010 13:34, ranjini kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Request ID of the tree. >>> Date/Time-------- Sun 27th June 2010/ 02.04 pm >>> Location --------Bangalore Outskirts >>> Habitat ------- Wild >>> Height ---------- 5 mtrs [not sure ] >>> Leaves type ----- >>> Inflorescence ------ >>> Flowers size- Small >>> Fruits type --- Did not notice any >>> >>> Thank you. >>> Regards >>> Ranjini Kamath >>> >> >> > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > > >
