Names of Plants in India :: Gujarati name of Lagerstroemia speciosa

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear Gujarati-knowing friends, 
Will be glad to know the name in Gujarati for Lagerstroemia speciosa.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Ushadi Micromini]

Dinesh
three names are  seen...

moto bhandaro:  મોટો  ભંડારો

jarul: જારૂલ

and ful bhondari:   ફૂલ ભોંડારી

hope it helps
usha di

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Usha di
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મોટો ભોંડારો [Moto Bhondaro], જારૂલ [Jarul], and તામન [Taman] have all been used in the absence of an original Gujarati name for L. speciosa. Being a cultivated import in Gujarat, these names have been adopted from the native names of this tree in other vernacular languages. The latter, when written as તામણ, is also a familiar synonym of ધામણ [Dhaman] - Grewia tiliifolia.

The natural occurrence of such an iconic tree tends to be eclipsed by its widespread cultivation; it would be pertinent to remember its natural distribution in this context. 

"The tree is indigenous to the Western Ghats from about Belgaum southwards through North and South Kanara to Malabar and Travancore, in evergreen forests, especially in the neighbourhood of rivers and streams. It is also found in Ceylon, Burma and eastwards to the Malay Peninsula, Australia and northwards to China." - H. Santapau, Common Trees, 1966.

Best wishes, Viplav

[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much Viplav ji for the names, and the excellent elaboration.

Especially about its use as ornamental / avenue tree almost all over country, it always made me wonder about range of distribution in India. Its flower is designated as State Flower of Maharashtra - the state government must have done this choice based on some good reasoning.

Thanks very much, Usha di for your inputs too; they help.

Regards.

Dinesh