Origins of the latin name of Mahua

J.M. Garg

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Oct 1, 2010, 8:11:09 AM10/1/10

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"Dear Mr Garg,

I was wondering if anyone could help me with the origins of the latin name of Mahua. Why was it called Bassia longifolia before and when did the name change to Madhuca indica and why ?

Any help would be welcome.

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Aniruddha"

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Dinesh Valke

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Oct 1, 2010, 10:20:43 AM10/1/10

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Hello Aniruddha ji,

The genus name Madhuca is derived from the Sanskrit (as is) name of the tree.
Not sure of the reason why it was called Bassia longifolia before.

Names of Madhuca longifolia (var. latifolia) ... syn. Bassia latifolia, Illipe latifolia, Madhuca indica, Madhuca latifolia in Sanskrit are: मधूकः madhuca, मधूकम् madhucam, मोह moha

Reference: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary at:
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=apte&query=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95&matchtype=exact&display=utf8

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J.M. Garg

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Oct 5, 2010, 1:58:02 AM10/5/10

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Some earlier relevant feedback:

“The genus name Madhuca is derived from the Sanskrit (as is) name of the tree.

Not sure of the reason why it was called Bassia longifolia before.

Names of Madhuca longifolia (var. latifolia) ... syn. Bassia latifolia, Illipe latifolia, Madhuca indica, Madhuca latifolia in Sanskrit are: मधूकः madhuca, मधूकम् madhucam, मोह moha

Reference: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary at:

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=apte&query=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95&matchtype=exact&display=utf8” from Dinesh ji,

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