Dear all, One of the species of Agave... *Agave americana* is called 'Wakandi' 'वाकंडी' or 'Wakhandi' 'वाखंडी' in loclal Marathi language in Maharashtra (India).
Regards, ~Swagat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2009/2/8 Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> > Thanks for all this interesting information in Agave. > > > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Barry Stock <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> One particular species of Agave, Agave tequilana, is the source of a >> very popular liquor, Tequila. It is made from the steamed and >> distilled heart of the huge plants. They grow here in cultivation, but >> are native to Mexico. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_agave >> >> Barry Stock >> Hollywood, Florida, USA >> >> >> >> >> -- 'I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.' - Helen Keller --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

