No, I am sure they do not eat the donuts but the stem :) I understand what you mean! In Sought east asia, they use plants like Padaeria foetida and even Passiflora foetida, so you are right, but after boiling all that smell goes off...almost all!!
On Sun, 5 Jun 2022 at 16:57, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/KGPh_aCunY4/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/77ac3eee-7ab3-49bd-ad79-0da98f5e9dc8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Pankaj Kumar* MSc, PhD, FLS *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. China *email*: [email protected]; [email protected] *Phone*: +852 9436 6251 (mobile) -- 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/CABpo8%3D1QGxMVM%2B9-Xk1PNL6kJpjeG%3DACjYa5jEiVt9uk7D-_2Q%40mail.gmail.com.
