Thank you very much, Vijayasankar ji, for all help with coining a name for this plant. I agree about பந்துமலர் pantumalar being not appropriate in this context. I would like to take the option of *மைசூரு பட்டன் பூ * Mysuru button poo ... thank you very much, Vijayasankar ji.
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 1:57 AM Vijay Raman <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dinesh ji, > > Apologies for the delayed response; just got back from vacation and > catching up on emails. > > I think the name பந்துமலர் pantumalar is suitable for the shape of the > flowerhead, but it doesn't match the size compared to a ball. > I noticed that E. odoratum is called "Buttonpoovu" in Malayalam (FoI > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fragrant%20Pipewort.html>), > and I think it is more apt. The same can be used with slight modification > for Tamil (Tamilified English!) as button poo பட்டன் பூ (button flower) for > the genus. If this is agreeable, then *E. robustobrownianum *may be > called Mysore button poo மைசூர் பட்டன் பூ (or Mysuru button poo *மைசூரு > பட்டன் பூ*). > > Best, > > Vijayasankar > > > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 3:13 AM Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Vijayasankar ji. >> >> Please help in coining a generic name for the genus *Eriocaulon* ... I >> suggest பந்துமலர் pantumalar ... பந்து = ball; மலர் = flower ... the >> flowerhead of Eriocaulon alluding to a ball. >> >> >> Further, coining a name for *Eriocaulon robustobrownianum* Ruhland >> One of its synonym is *Eriocaulon mysorense* Fyson ... thus use மைசூர் >> maisoor as prefix to பந்துமலர் >> >> Hope மைசூர் பந்துமலர் maisoor pantumalar is good for use as a name for *E. >> robustobrownianum* >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1neaSWF%3DKqX-nh_%2BZwKxr%2BnXusX5dNmE9iLB-gW1SmQQ%40mail.gmail.com.
