I am sorry Dinesh ji, I think we are talking about different plants. The one I see here grows on the ground and doesn't flower. The leaves can become very large growing sometime to about 2-3 feet tall. The root as well as the leaves are edible. Hindi *Kachalu*, Local vernacular: *Patroda*.
I think it is *Colocasia esculenta *that we have here. Regards, Ashwini On 03-Oct-2014, at 13:44, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: Ashwini ji, if you seen them as epiphyte, there is good chance that you are talking of same plant. This plant is distributed in Himalayas too. However the Himalayan regional names of this plant are not much known. Will be glad to know of any name given to this plant in Himachal. Regards. Dinesh On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> wrote: > If it's edible then I think it is the same plant we have here in Himachal > and make a savoury dish *Patora* from it. I always thought it belonged to > yam/colocasia family. I will dig up some pictures and share them soon. > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > On 03-Oct-2014, at 13:23, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Usha di ... it is possible this plant is sold abroad, perhaps for > ornamental purpose. It is one of edible Araceae members. > > Found this plant in various places of Western Ghats, though not common. It > rarely flowers, tiny bulbils borne on stolons do the work of reproduction > ... more at Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remusatia>. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dinesh >> nice pic >> >> and better info >> >> did you find this in western ghats? >> >> I found a nursery that will sell seeds... its called himalayan gardens >> and located in scotland... >> has some beautiful pucture.. >> similar weather in scottish highlands and the himalayan foothills I guess. >> >> usha di >> >> On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> via Species >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > R >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/r> > >>> *Remusatia vivipara* (Roxb.) Schott ... *family*: Araceae >>> [image: Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F15399326902&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcm6IPOyW2p7VxF5gRVhEIMtUreTg> >>> >>> >>> [image: Flowers of India] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FHitchhiker%2520Elephant%2520Ear.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdb2688ipv50hixk8anFOwLnxbXxw> >>> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Remusatia%20vivipara%7Csort:date%7Cspell:true> >>> [image: more views in flickr] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DRemusatiavivipara%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfX0itR-x2hL2cT8T8nTY5GGP-tWQ> >>> [image: more views on Google Earth] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DRemusatiavivipara%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdtpsxhmG2xsTCsRji1xEKqhU_J5g> >>> >>> >>> *rem-yoo-SAT-ee-uh* -- named for Jean Pierre Abel-Remusat, French >>> Chinese scholar and botanist ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DRemusatia&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeBfDmdpHAZS_L9sBOxfujtpFmM4A> >>> *vy-VIP-ar-uh* -- live bearer; bears live young ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dvivipara&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdXI8Z_ikcPmepdQfnJqbudzm5YaQ> >>> >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: hitchhiker elephant ear >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/hitchhiker-elephant-ear> >>> • *Kannada*: ಕಾಡು ಗಡ್ಡೆ kadu gadde >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kadu-gadde-kadu-gadde> >>> , ಮರಕೆಸು marakesu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/marakesu-marakesu> >>> • *Konkani*: रुखाळूं rukhalum >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/rukhalum-rukhalum> >>> •*Malayalam*: മരച്ചേമ്പ് marachembu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/maraccemp-marachembu> >>> • *Marathi*: लालकंद lalkand >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/lalakanda-lalkand> >>> , रुखाळूं rukhalu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/rukhalum-rukhalu> >>> • *Sanskrit*: लक्ष्मणा laksmana >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/laksmana-laksmana> >>> >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Remusatia vivipara* (Roxb.) Schott ... *synonyms*: *Arum >>> viviparum* Roxb. • *Caladium viviparum* (Roxb.) Nees •*Colocasia >>> vivipara* (Roxb.) Thwaites • *Remusatia formosana* Hayata ... *The >>> Plant List* (2013). 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