Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. Some earlier relevant feedback: I think it's Agave root *Dr. Anil S. Bhuktar*
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. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: R. Bhat <[email protected]> Date: 13 May 2018 at 16:42 Subject: [efloraofindia:294937] Is this really Maerua oblongifolia ? To: [email protected] 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: -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2975 members & 2,90,000 messages on 31.3.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
