Soymida febrifuga 28101101PD Flora of Orissa

[prasad dash]

Dear members sharing the pictures of  Soymida febrifuga of Meliaceae

which I had taken from Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa

Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh

Altitude: 320 m above msl

Habit: Tree

Habitat: Dry deciduous forest

Local name: Rohini

Uses: The bark is used to treat chronic Jundice along with other plant parts.

Regards

Prasad

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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks for sharing this plant, Prasad ji.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Satish Phadke]

Nice catch. Not heard of by me in Maharashtra.

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:20 PM, prasad dash <prasad....@gmail.com> wrote:

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Dr Satish Phadke

[prasad dash]

Dineshji, i am a fan of your photography. I regularly visit your blog to learn how neatly and mesmerizingly you take photographs of all of your plants. Thanks for the appreciation. I am trying my level best to do accordingly.

Regards

Prasad

[prasad dash]

Thanks Satishji. This is a very common plant in Orissa, and it is found up to an elevation of 200 to 800 m above msl in dryer parts of Orissa. One of the ecological aspect of this species is it is resistant to fire as i found this in almost all fire prone forest patches in Orissa.

Regards

Prasad

[Tanay Bose]

Nice plant and thanks for sharing some interesting facts

Tanay

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[prasad dash]

Thanks Tanyji for appreciation.

Regards

prasad

[ajinkya gadave]

Beautiful pics 

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Tanay Bose <tanay...@gmail.com> wrote:

[ajinkya gadave]

beautiful pics prasad jee

[prasad dash]

Thanks Ajinkyaji.

Regards

prasad

[Vijayasankar]

Nice pictures, Prasad ji. This is called 'mamsarohini' in Sanskrit and is said to be used for the treatment of a rare disease - muscular dystrophy.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[Neil Soares]

Hi,  Nice photographs ! Have one on my farm. Sending a few photographs to showcase the leaves.                         With regards,                           Neil Soares. --- On Fri, 10/28/11, prasad dash <prasad....@gmail.com> wrote:

[Pankaj Oudhia]

Thanks Vijayasankar ji.

In fact it is not 'mamsarohini'  but "Mamsa Rohini" as it is having miraculous effect on seventh (i.e. deepest) layer of skin known as Rohini. In many parts of India, that's why it is known as Rohina.


There are over 100 Sanskrit names of Soymida febrifuga   and

also

At least 10 different plant species are known as "Mamsa Rohini" along with Soymida due to its effect on skin.

regards

Pankaj Oudhia

[prasad dash]

Thanks Vijayasankarji, Neilji and Pankaj ji for appreciation and more important facts about the uses of the species.

Regards

Prasad

[Vijayasankar]

Thanks Oudhia ji, for the correction as well as useful information.
Its a news to me that there are also several other plants known as "Mamsa Rohini". Is there any common indicators for these species, other than the use? It will be interesting to know their names, if possible.

 

Thanks & Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[vidyadhar ogale]

The tree is fairly common in Tadoba W.L.Sanctuary.

Vidyadhar Ogale <oga...@gmail.com>