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/CAOZ1_227RbTkrYSfytGj-7zgYXHj107r2%3D5KHnTfROroKok1zA%40mail.gmail.com.
