Good morning Sir I do not know which part is known as Kachalu and which is Arvi, Piddington gives *Arum colocasia* for both. Yes, in Bengali, KOCHU, MAN-KOCHU, AMRIT-MAN, OL (*Amorphophallus*) all refers to the corm. We call LATI (LOTI) when petiole (or sometimes tender leafy branches of other plant, eg. *Lagenaria*) are used as vegetable. Yesterday I saw, but don't have photographs, another variety of *Alocasia indica*, the leaves (lamina) of which are edible. It is called MAAN-GIRI or GIRI-MAAN in Bengali.
Thank you Regards On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 12:45 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > The main corm Kachalu, the swollen side branches Arvi > Am I right? > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:15 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes Madam, found the name in Piddington, for *Arum colocasia*. We call >> it KOCHU in Bengali. >> >> Thank you >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Promila Chaturvedi < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think this known as Arbi, a common vegetable of North Indian market. >>> Promila >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 9:40 PM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> This is cultivated. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
