Thanks very much Mahadeswara ji for elaborating about the name Pandavara batti. Etymology is always interesting. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, 27 Dec 2021, 09:07 Mahadeswara, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Dinesh ji for posting the photographs of this plant. The leaves > when lighted using a match stick / or any other source they start burning > like a wick in a lamp, of course without the oil ! That's why it is > called Pandavara batthi. Mythological story says that *Pandavas* during > their exile (vanavasa in the forests ) used the leaves to light-up. > This is commonly seen near BRT forest range and Coorg area. > > On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 2:46:36 PM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> via Species >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > C >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c> > >> *Callicarpa tomentosa* (L.) L. ... *family*: Lamiaceae >> >> [image: Callicarpa tomentosa (L.) L.] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2442297455%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGn2JCNgNdbAKV3-nRaMs4Mra4MoA> >> >> [image: Flowers of India] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Frisearch%2Fsearch.php%3Fquery%3DCallicarpa%2Btomentosa%26stpos%3D0%26stype%3DAND&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFJu0MrYA9TdXSsxuGbPCxrKEG27Q> >> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Callicarpa%20tomentosa> >> [image: more views in flickr] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DCallicarpatomentosa%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFq6lvAT0CEJR7SGaKVgsTXMPIZlQ> >> [image: more views on Google Earth] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DCallicarpatomentosa%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH0P10we9FPhaCx5S7UfzOobylR3Q> >> >> >> *kal-ee-KAR-puh* or *kal-ih-KAR-puh* -- beautiful seeded ... Dave's >> Botanary >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DCallicarpa&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFpXcJgiOXdc18HV7hlMxvxo0Q3iA> >> *toh-men-TOH-suh* -- covered with fine, matted hairs ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dtomentosa&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF3xtNEP9jTnQg8YsV9z-JfNsNYhQ> >> >> >> *commonly known as*: French mulberry of the Western Ghats >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/french-mulberry-of-the-western-ghats>, >> great woolly Malayan lilac >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/great-woolly-malayan-lilac>, >> velvety beautyberry >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/velvety-beautyberry> >> • *Kannada*: ಆರತಿ ಗಿಡ aarati gida >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/arati-gida-aarati-gida>, >> ದೊಡ್ಡ ನಾತದ ಗಿಡ dodda nathada gida >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/dodda-natada-gida-dodda-nathada-gida>, >> ಇಬನ್ನೆ ಗಿಡ ibanne gida >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/ibanne-gida-ibanne-gida>, >> ಪಾಂಡವರ ಬತ್ತಿ Pandavara batthi >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/pandavara-batti-pandavara-batthi>, >> ಋಷಿಪತ್ರಿ rishipathri >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/rsipatri-rishipathri> >> • *Konkani*: ऐंसर ayamsar >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/ainsara-ayamsar> >> • *Malayalam*: നായ്ക്കുമ്പിൾ nay-kkumpi >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/nay-kkumpi-nay-kkumpi> >> • *Marathi*: ऐसर aisar >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/aisara-aisar>, >> हेसूर hesur >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/hesura-hesur> >> • *Sanskrit*: प्रियङ्गु priyangu >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/priyangu-priyangu> >> • *Tamil*: காட்டுக்குமிழ் kattu-k-kumil >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kattukkumil-kattu-k-kumil> >> • *Telugu*: బోడిగచెట్టు bodiga chettu >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/bodigacettu-bodiga-chettu> >> • *Tulu*: ಆರತಿದ ತಪ್ಪು aarathida thappu >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/aratida-tappu-aarathida-thappu> >> >> >> *botanical names*: *Callicarpa tomentosa* (L.) L. ... *synonyms*: *Callicarpa >> lanata* L. [Illegitimate] • *Tomex tomentosa* L. ... status at *The >> Plants List* (2013). 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