Thanks Vijayasankar ji for sharing this info. best wishes Prashant
On 2/9/10, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is nothing but the rootstock of *Agave americana or A. sisalana*. The > plant is uprooted in the stage of when it starts producing the flowering > shoot (before flowering). At this stage the rootstock is (slightly) sweet > due to enormous amount of starch stored for producing the robust > inflorescence that happens once in its lifetime. Depend upon the plant size, > the rootstock can be up to 1 m or at least 50 cm. > > > The local person collect this, add some cosmetics. He will wipe > the center with cloth soaked in saccharine (u can't see that but) each time > he makes a slice. So the slices will be very sweet. > > > We have prepared a photo album of all steps involved in this. > If the id/plant is correct, the credit goes to Dr. D. Narasimhan of Madras > Christian College, Chennai who told us about the plant. > > > Maerua oblongifolia is another plant that is linked with the local name > 'boomi sakkarai' meaning 'sweet tuber in the earth'. But its root never > attain this size. > > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> We used to see such things being sold roadside in Pune too during our >> childhood. Less commonly seen now a days though. >> >> >> On 8 February 2010 00:26, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Group Members, >>> >>> >>> Please help in identification. Picture taken in Rajim Kumbh Mela, >>> Chhattisgarh today. Sold as Ram Kanda. Sellers were from Nasik. >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> >> > > > > -- > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > FRLHT, Bangalore > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
