Dear All,
thank you for the information. If this root/stem is Agave and
not *Maerua oblongifolia* can one identify as to which species of Agave it
is?
Further, shouldn't one be making corrections in Eflora website, Wikipedia
etc., where it is identified as *Maerua oblongifolia.*
Best,
Rajarama Bhat.
On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 6:47 PM, Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes it is agave root only, it will be burnt in the fire, cleaned, usually
> sugar or saccharine solution is added to the fibrous starchy tuber in order
> to get sweet taste.Even in Chennai market it is being sold.
>
> *Thanks ®ards*
> *Dr. Santhan P*
>
> On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 2:00 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 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:
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