Dear Sir,
Thank you. I suppose this is only a guess. Some of these roots
are 4-5 feet long. I have never seen
any Agave with that kind of thick and long root/stem.
Best,
Rajarama Bhat.
On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 7:29 PM, Anil Bhuktar <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think it's Agave root
>
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> On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 4:42 PM, R. Bhat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Dear All
>> there is a certain large root which gets sold sometimes in
>> Indian streets
>> which goes under the name `bhoo chakra (or sakre ) gadde ' in Kannada and
>> Telugu and most websites identify it as root of Maerua oblongifolia
>> (of Capparaceae family). For images and description of this root please
>> see:
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maerua_oblongifolia
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6iMSqx_eYg
>>
>> Even Elfora website gives the same info:
>>
>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/c/
>> capparaceae/capparis/maerua-oblongifolia
>>
>> Is this true? Does this arid region plant grow to have such large roots?
>> I contacted some experts,
>> but received conflicting opinion. Some like Prof. Pullaiah, whose book is
>> quoted in Eflora website think that this is root is of ipomoea mauritiana
>> with common name `giant potato'. See:
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_mauritiana
>>
>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Giant%20Potato.html
>>
>> Can somebody please confirm as to what is the correct identification of
>> this root.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rajarama Bhat.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> root of:
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