Dudhiya Ful(দুধিয়া ফুল) - Euphorbia hirta

গাছের কান্ড ভাঙলে দুধের মতন কষ বের হয়, তাই এইটাকে আমাদের ঐদিকে দুধ কষ নামেই চেনে... এইরকম আরো অনেক গাছ আছে যা থেকে দুধের মতন সাদা কষ বের হয়, সেইগুলোকেও আমরা দুধ কষ বলেই জানি... যাই হউক, আজকের এই দুধের মতন কষ বের হওয়া উদ্ভিদের নাম দুধিয়া... অনেকে যাকে বড় দুধি বলেও চেনে... আগাছা জাতের ছোট এই গাছের ফুল সহ ছবি দিয়ে দিলাম... যদিও দুধিয়ার ফুলকে ফুল বলে অনেকে নাও মনে করতে পারে..



Our today's plant name Asthma Weed. So you can easily understand that its a medicinal plant, but still a weed. Botanical name of this plant is Euphorbia hirta from the plant family Euphorbiaceae. In our country Bangladesh, we call this plant as Dudhiya(দুধিয়া), Boro Dhudi(বড় দুধি), etc. The reason behind such name for it's white milky sap from the plant.



Dudhiya(দুধিয়া) is a small annual herb with single stem, but grows as a bunch. Leafs are ovate/lens shaped and oppositely arranged around the slender stem. Leafs are having slight toothed at the edges. Dudhiya Ful(দুধিয়া ফুল) grows as cluster and very small, probably 1 millimeter in length.



Boro Dhudi(বড় দুধি) has several medicinal uses(including asthma, dysentery, etc).



Photos of this article were taken from Dinajpur(দিনাজপুর) during May 2012.

Jarul ful (জারুল ফুল) - Lagerstroemia speciosa

Bengali Name :	Jarul ful (জারুল ফুল).
Common Name :	Queen Crape Myrtle, Pride of India.
Botanical Name :	Lagerstroemia speciosa
Family :	Lythraceae
Photo Taken :	Bangladesh

আগেরবার ফুরুস ফুল নিয়ে লিখেছিলাম... এখন লেখছি জারুল ফুল নিয়ে কিছু কথা... দুইটাই অনেকটা কাছাকাছি দেখতে... বেগুনী রঙের ফুল যখন ফোটে, তখন সমস্ত গাছ রঙিন হয়ে ওঠে... বাংলাদেশে কোনো বড় গাছে এত বেগুনি ফুল এক সাথে ফোটে এইরকম দ্বিতীয়টা আর দেখি নাই...





Jarul (জারুল ফুল) is a tree plant that brings bright violet flowers after spring. Common names for this plant are Queen Crape Myrtle, Pride of India, etc. Botanical name is Lagerstroemia speciosa from the plant family Lythraceae. It is native to Indian subcontinent, including our Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ).

Jarul (জারুল) is a multipurpose plant. It is a medicinal plant, the timber from the plant is having fine quality and expensive. At other hand, it's a beautiful flowering plant. Jarul (জারুল) flowers are having the largest flower from its family Crape Myrtle. That's why this is called as Queen's Crape Myrtle.

Jarul (জারুল) tree can grow up to 50 ft in height. Leafs are slight larger and oppositely arranged around the stem. Before the leaf falling down from the tree, it changes into brown-red color which is another beauty of this delicate plant. Other than Jarul (জারুল), I have never seen any violet flowers on a tree having such a large scale of blooming.

Flowers of Jarul (জারুল) are extravagantly showy. They bloom in a cluster and the color of the flower is violet. Each of the flower from the cluster is having a medium size and having six crappy petals. The fruits are oval or round shaped. During my childhood I liked the taste of the fruit (although people in Bangladesh do not eat this fruit).

Photos of this article were taken from the following places of Bangladesh:
1) June 2012: Dhaka Brikkho Mela (ঢাকা বৃক্ষ মেলা).
2) April 2015: Banani, Dhaka (বনানী, ঢাকা).
3) May 2015: Ramna park (রমনা পার্ক).
4) April 2016: Chandrima Uddan, Dhaka (চন্দ্রিমা উদ্যান, ঢাকা).


This article has written by Lonely Traveler,
for the blog http://icwow.blogspot.com/

Furush Ful(ফুরুস ফুল) - Lagerstroemia indica

Common name of this flower is Crape myrtle. This is now widely seen at the islands of the road at Dhaka city. Mainly two colors i have seen for this flower, white and pink(many hybrids available). Its a showy flowering plant which can entirely cover the tree by it's flower. We call this flower Furush Ful(ফুরুস ফুল).



Botanical/Scientific name of Furush Ful(ফুরুস ফুল) is Lagerstroemia indica. It belongs to the plant family Lythraceae. This is native to the China, Japan and Korean territory, but successfully suited with the weather of our country. This flower is common at our parks and public gardens.



As the flowers use to cover the whole plant during blooming season, so its obvious that its a cluster flower. Leafs are small and having lovely foliage. Instead of pink flower, I like the white one most.



This shrubby to small sized tree brings flower more or less every seasons, but I have found most during rainy season. Its lovely to see rain wet Furush Ful(ফুরুস ফুল) instead of normal state.



Photos of this article were taken from several places like Dhaka, Gazipur, etc.

Beli Ful(বেলী ফুল) - Jasminum sambac

শুভ্র সাদা রঙের ফুল বেলী... ছোট ছোট সাদা ফুলের তীব্র মিষ্টি গন্ধ হয়... ফুল ফোটার সময় বাতাসকে এর মিষ্টি গন্ধে ভারী করে তোলে... আজকে কিছু বেলী ফুলের ছবি দিয়ে দিলাম...



Our Beli Ful(বেলী ফুল) is known as Arabian Jasmine to outsiders. This is a highly scented ornamental flowering plant. Botanical name of this flower is Jasminum sambac. It belongs to the plant family Oleaceae. This beautiful flower is native to our territory.



This is mainly a small bushy shrubby type of plant which normally grows 1-2 ft in height, but can grow more. The woody stems sometime seemed vine like. Leafs of this evergreen plant are ovate(sometimes lens shaped). Wide glossy leafs are found as a whorl around the stem.



Beli(বেলী ফুল) flowers are small, milky white and having very high fragrance. Most of the cases this flower blooms during night, but still you'll see this flower at the tree during day time. Small garlands use to make from this flower which basically handled by women to decorate their hair bunch.



This ornamental plant Beli(বেলী ফুল) is mainly seen at the gardens. It requires full sunlight for proper growing. Propagation of this flowering plant is done using the cutting. Very rare to see seeds from this plant.










Photos of this article were taken from Chapainawabganj(চাপাই নবাবগঞ্জ), I was traveling there during June 2012.

Til Ful(তিল ফুল) - Sesamum orientale

তিলকে তাল বানানোর প্রবাদটি আমরা কম বেশি সবাই শুনেছি... আবার তিলের খাজাও কম বেশি আমরা চিনি, খেয়েছিও... আজকে সেই তিলের ফুলকে নিয়ে লেখব... আমাদের দেশের চর অঞ্চলের দিকে মানুষ এই তিলের চাষ করে থাকে... ছোট ছোট মিষ্টি রঙের তিল ফুলের কিছু ছবি দিয়ে দিলাম লেখার সাথে...



Our today's flower is Sesame flower. This is neither a weed nor an ornamental flowering plant. Instead, its a crop plant that our farmers use to grow at sandy lands. The seed of this plant is the great source edible oil Til(তিল).



Botanical name of this plant is Sesamum orientale (Synonym Sesamum indicum). It belongs to the plant family Pedaliacae. In Bangladesh we call this crop flower is Til Ful(তিল ফুল).



Til(তিল) is an annual herb. Flowers can be in several colors. But my photos are having a white colored flower from far sight, but if you take a closer look, you'll find a light touch of peach color. Flowers are slightly bell shaped and a portion at bottom is slightly protruded.



This crop is mainly cultivated for it's seed. This seed then later uses to decorate the candies(Tiler Khaja, তিলের খাজা). People use to extract oil from the seeds too.



Photos of this article were taken from a field amid of the moribund river Padma at Rajshahi(রাজশাহীর পদ্মার চর). I was traveling there during June 2012.

Kontikari Ful(কন্টিকারি ফুল) - Solanum surattense

কন্টিকারি একটা আগাছা ঝোপঝাড়ের ফুল হলেও দেখতে অনেক সুন্দর... ছোট ছোট যে লাল লাল ফল হয় তা ছোট বেলায় অনেক খেয়েছি... তার পরও, এই গাছ ছোটবেলায় কখনই আমাদের প্রিয় ছিলনা... প্রথম কারণ, আমাদের ক্রিকেট খেলার বল এই ঝোপের মধ্যে একবার ঢুকলে বের করা কষ্ট ছিল... এর পরের কারণ হলো, খালি পায়ে ভুলেও এই ঝোপের পাশ দিয়ে হেটে গেলে রাত্রে মা'র কাছে পা নিয়ে যেতে হত সুই নিয়ে, কাটা বের করার জন্য...



Our today's flower is a beautiful weed flower known as Thorny Nightshade. This is widely found in our country, a thorny plant. We call this as Kontikari Ful(কন্টিকারি ফুল). Botanical name of this flower is Solanum surattense from the plant family Solanaceae (Potato family).



During the rainy season, this weed plant brings lucrative star shaped bright white flowers with yellow filaments at middle. Immediately after the rain, this weed flower looks prettier than ever. An yellow/red small fruits use to come at the plant which we used eat while playing around at our childhood.



The whole plant is armed with massive number of thorns. Even the leafs are covered with thorns. Leafs are complex in structure. Most of the cases this weed plant grows as a bush.



Photos of this article were taken from Chapainawabganj(চাপাই নবাবগঞ্জ). I was traveling there during June 2012.

ফুলের জন্য ভালবাসা, আমি বুনো ফুল...

Dhuni Chawk Mosque(ধুনি চক মসজিদ)

Friday, 15 June 2012



I am not sure about the correct spelling of this mosque. Anyway, this is known as Dhunichawk Mosque(ধুনি চক মসজিদ) and located at Shibganj(শিবগঞ্জ) of Chapainawabganj(চাপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) district of Bangladesh. Near the area of Sona Mosque(সোনা মসজিদ), there are few more archaic edifices available, this mosque is one of those.



This is a six domed mosque. It was completely dilapidated and only few walls were available. But the government totally renovated this mosque recently. There is no road available to reach near to the mosque. You have to walk through the mango garden and beside the fields. You have to rely on your GPS(24°49'54.71"N, 88° 9'1.17"E) device, or the local villagers to be you on the correct route.



I don't know the time when it was built or who was the builder. I didn't find any inscription near the mosque. The people who lived near the mosque at past were cotton carder in occupation. In Bengali, the cotton carder means Dhuni(ধুনি). Using this word, later the mosque was named as Dhuni Chawk Mosque(ধুনি চক মসজিদ).



How to Go:

There are several ways you can use to visit this archaic mosque. Here goes three for you.

1) Using direct bus from Chapai-nababganj(চাপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) to Sona Moshjid(সোনা মসজিদ) directly.

2) Using Bus from Chapainawabganj(চাপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) to Kansat(কানসাট), then from Kansat(কানসাট) to Sona Mosque(সোনা মসজিদ) using local votvoti(ভটভটি).

3) Using Bus from Rajshahi(রাজশাহী) to Chapainawabganj(চাপাইনবাবগঞ্জ), then using option (2) or (1).

After dropping from bus near at Sona Mosque, you have to walk towards the mosque on feet. Also you have to ask the local people for directions. GPS of the mosque is (24°49'54.71"N, 88° 9'1.17"E). You'll have to go through mango forest which you'll love i can bet(25-30 minutes of walking).



Where to Stay:

I have stayed at Rajshahi town. I mean after visiting the place, i have returned back to Rajshahi town. You can stay at Chapai town if you want.

Balloon Vine(শিবজল ফুল) - Cardiospermum halicacabum

ছোট বেলায় এই পটকার মতন ফল দুই হাতের মাঝে নিয়ে পটাশ করে ফুটাতাম... অনেক মজা লাগতো... যদিও হাত সামান্য গন্ধ হয়ে যেত, কারণ এই গাছ চিপলে এর থেকে থেকে কটু একটা গন্ধ বের হয়... একে শিবজল বলা হয়, ছোট ছোট ফুল হয়... কিন্তু কখনো এর ফুল ভালো করে খেয়াল করা হয় নাই... কারণ ফুলের থেকে এত বড় ফল হয়, তাই চোখেই পড়ে না...




This is an interesting weed plant that grows at roadside. This is known as Balloon vine, Heart Seed, etc in English. This is native to Asian and African tropical region. Botanical name is Cardiospermum halicacabum that belongs to the plant family Sapindaceae. In Bangladesh, we call this Shibjol Ful(শিবজল ফুল), Lota Potkari(লতা পটকারী), etc.



Shibjool is a vine like perennial plant that grows using a support. This is a fast growing plant having tri-foliate leafs(yet still complex leaf to me). White tinny flowers are always unnoticed by pedestrians, but the fruit is very interesting for its outlook.



Fruits are having air inside it and looks like a balloon. Each fruit is containing three black seed inside of it. This plant is mainly propagated using its seeds.



Photos of this article were taken from Rajshahi(রাজশাহী) during June 2012.

ফুলের জন্য ভালবাসা, আমি বুনো ফুল...