Thank you very much, Sushant, with help in coining the name. Will revise the name shortly. Regards. Dinesh
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sushant More <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Jul 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM Subject: Re: Names of Plants in India :: Lepidagathis mahakassapae S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale To: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Yes sir Regards Sushant More On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Many many thanks Sushant for this information. > If the generic Marathi name for Lepidagathis is कोच, shall we coin the > name for this species as:महाकश्यपी कोच mahakashyapi koch ? > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM Sushant More <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear sir lovely images of this endemic plant >> Western Maharashtra on ghats Rural areas Lepidagathis is usually called >> as कोच in Marathi >> >> On Thu, 3 Jul, 2025, 5:02 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> *Lepidagathis mahakassapae* S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale >>> [image: Lepidagathis mahakassapae S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & >>> Kambale] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270429319> >>> >>> *lep-id-AG-ath-is* -- Greek: *lepis* (scale); *agathis* (clew = ball of >>> thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants >>> <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=kEM-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=lepidagathis+scaly+agathis&source=bl&ots=gEK1EkcIuC&sig=ACfU3U1FKivCg2nB_M8Lp0UycE-4xT2DRg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn4oGHsqDmAhVt4nMBHSPcBrQQ6AEwDXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=lepidagathis%20scaly%20agathis&f=false> >>> ¿ *mah-AH-kus-suh-pay* ? -- named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) - >>> he was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha >>> >>> *commonly known as*: Mahakassapa lepidagathis • *Marathi*: महाकश्यपी >>> अडुळसा mahakashyapi adulasa >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Lepidagathis mahakassapae* S.More, M.Sawant, >>> H.S.Bhosale & Kambale ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, >>> retrieved 03 July 2025 >>> Bibliography / etymology >>> Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid >>> permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise >>> their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites >>> may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of >>> India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> >>> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just >>> enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best >>> prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu >>> amplo*. >>> ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ >>> written and spoken widely, in most parts of India >>> *Mahakassapa lepidagathis* >>> >>> - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India >>> >>> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mahakassapa%20Lepidagathis.html>, >>> retrieved July 03, 2025 >>> >>> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, >>> Karnataka >>> *महाकश्यपी अडुळसा mahakashyapi adulasa* >>> >>> - name coined, for want of name; महाकश्यपी mahakashyapi = this >>> species is named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) - he was one of the >>> principal disciples of the Buddha; अडुळसा adulasa = this species >>> belongs to the *adulasa* family (Acanthaceae) >>> >>> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >>> Maharashtra; endemic >>> >>> - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist >>> and Distribution of the World Flora. >>> >>> <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> >>> Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 03/07/2025 >>> (dd/mm/yyyy). >>> >>> ~~~~~ Created on: 11:58 03-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:23 03-07-2025 >>> (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Names compiled / updated at >>> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/lepidagathis-mahakassapae-smore-msawant.html >>> >>> 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0OcDRsQMfA5BkBtCgZEBzaCF9VWRaO9_%3D%2BL9G6qx4qOA%40mail.gmail.com.
