Thanks Aarti ji, Pankaj and Mahadeswara ji for the kind words! Pankaj, this plant is said to be used as a food during famines, saving lives, thus got its name. I think this would apply to other edible succulents that would survive severe droughts as well. Who would bother about the smell of the food when starving to near death, but I guess the juicy and crunchy stems won't smell that bad ;)
Vijayasankar On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 8:57:42 PM UTC+5:30 Aarti S. Khale wrote: > Vijayasankar Ji, > As usual, superb clarity and beautifully captured. > Regards, > Aarti > > On Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 9:22:59 AM UTC+5:30 Vijayasankar wrote: > >> *Huernia zebrina* (Lifesaver plant, Doughnut flower) of Apocynaceae is >> my entry for the Best Flora Photograph contest to celebrate 15 years of >> efloraofindia. >> >> I chose this picture because of the unique beauty of the flower. It has a >> prominent shiny central ring called the annulus, appearing like a doughnut, >> a popular delicacy in the USA and many other countries. This rare and >> interesting plant is native to Africa and is considered a famine food. >> Several hybrids are widely grown as ornamentals. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huernia >> https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/06/huernia-zebrina/ >> https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98833-1 >> >> Vijayasankar >> --------------------------------------- >> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >> Sr. Research Scientist >> University of Mississippi, USA >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/77ac3eee-7ab3-49bd-ad79-0da98f5e9dc8n%40googlegroups.com.
