Satish ji ... I do realize my message sounds like I am bothered ... apologies. Your concern for putting the name of family is well deserved ... but there is a conscious need to avoid it for easier building of the database. Many thanks for your appreciation too.
Regards. Dinesh On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry to bother. I recollect my earlier comment too. > Agreed what you say. > Best wishes.Please continue the good work > Regards > Satish > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Satish ji ... recollecting that you had pointed this sometime back in the >> past too ... >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/DNrRp_ZAVFg/discussion >> >> Let me clarify once again that the family name is not going to be put in >> this Names of Plants in India project ... because this database is being >> manually built - *it is not programmatic* ... any change that occurs due >> to change in family will be a frustrating exercise to repair the data. >> Therefore no mention of family ... am sure it does not really make the data >> incomplete. >> >> The crux of the project is names of the plants .... the common names of >> the plants do not change ... the botanical names' status of the plants are >> liable to change -- those changes too prove difficult for repairing !! >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Beautiful small flowers >>> I can't see any name of the family in the description. I am sure you will >>> add it. >>> Satish >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Dinesh Valke >>> <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Many thanks Mahadeswara ji and Usha di. >>>> Yes ... did learn while compiling the names that Sunderbans (largest >>>> delta in the world) derives its name from the abundantly growing * >>>> sundari* tree. >>>> >>>> Dear friends, the names that are listed bear a link ... you may click on >>>> the name to reach the name page, >>>> ... for instance ... • *Bengali*: সুন্দরী >>>> sundari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/sundari-sundari>... >>>> clicking on the Bengali name will lead to a page dedicated to সুন্দরী >>>> sundari >>>> >>>> Other than wanting to know WHAT is the name of a plant, WHY the name, >>>> naturally follows. >>>> Reason behind basing a name is interesting. >>>> >>>> Would like to know stories / beliefs / reasoning for every name of the >>>> plant ... so, please do not hesitate to discuss names of plants. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Ushadi micromini < >>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yes, Mahadeswara ji... this plant is called Sundari... in bengali... >>>>> >>>>> but then Dinesh ji already knows that, I guess... Nice depiction of >>>>> their tulip like flowers... >>>>> >>>>> Usha di >>>>> == >>>>> On Sep 16, 8:59 am, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > Photos are beautiful. Sundarban is named after this plant. >>>>> > >>>>> > On Sep 16, 12:11 am, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > > via Species < >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species>> H < >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/h> > >>>>> > >>>>> > > *Heritiera littoralis* Aiton >>>>> > > [image: Heritiera littoralis >>>>> > > Aiton]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5927447934/> >>>>> > >>>>> > > [image: Flowers of >>>>> > > India]< >>>>> http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Looking%20Glass%20Mangrov.. >>>>> .> >>>>> > > [image: >>>>> > > Discussions at efloraofindia]< >>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Heri.. >>>>> .> >>>>> > > [image: >>>>> > > more views in flickr]< >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Heritieralittoralis&m=tags&z=m> >>>>> > > [image: >>>>> > > more views on Google >>>>> > > Earth]< >>>>> http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Heritieralittora.. >>>>> .> >>>>> > >>>>> > > *her-ee-tee-ER-a* -- named for Charles Louis de Brutelle >>>>> L'Heritier, French >>>>> > > botanist (best known for naming Eucalyptus) >>>>> > > *lit-tor-AY-liss* -- of the sea shore >>>>> > >>>>> > > *commonly known as*: looking glass >>>>> > > mangrove< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/l.. >>>>> .>, >>>>> > > Sundarban mangrove< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/s.. >>>>> .>, >>>>> > > tulip mangrove< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/t.. >>>>> .>• >>>>> > > *Bengali*: সুন্দরী >>>>> > > sundari< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/s.. >>>>> .>• >>>>> > > *Kannada*: ಚಂದ ಮರ chanda >>>>> > > mara< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/c.. >>>>> .>• >>>>> > > *Malayalam*: മുകുരം >>>>> > > mukuram< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam.. >>>>> .>• >>>>> > > *Marathi*: सुंदरी >>>>> > > sundari< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/s.. >>>>> .>• >>>>> > > *Oriya*: sundari< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/sun.. >>>>> .>• >>>>> > > *Tamil*: சொன்முந்திரி >>>>> > > conmuntiri< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/con.. >>>>> .>, >>>>> > > சுந்தரி cuntari< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/cun.. >>>>> .>, >>>>> > > கண்ணாடியிலை kannati-y-ilai< >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kan.. >>>>> .> >>>>> > >>>>> > > *botanical names*: *Heritiera littoralis* Aiton ... *synonyms*: >>>>> *Amygdalus >>>>> > > litorali*s (Dryand.) Kuntze • *Balanopteris tothila* Gaertn. • >>>>> *Heritiera >>>>> > > minor* Bojer >>>>> > >>>>> > > Regards. >>>>> > > Dinesh >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >