But OKRA is supposed to be BHINDI.....as far as I know. Pankaj
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Tanay your Jhinga in Bangali is correct > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Here is the photograph of one sold here as Chinese okra, much longer than >> found in Indian markets >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Sir, >>> Both are same... >>> Luffa cylindrica is other species of the genus which is otherwise known >>> as smooth gourd. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Shweta >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yazdy ji >>>> I think Luffa acutangula and ridge gourd are the same. Please tell me if >>>> it is otherwise. >>>> The fruit sold here under the name Chinese okra. >>>> And Tanay, I think Jhinga is Bhindi Abelmoschus esculentus not this one. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji, >>>>> This is Luffa acutangula or ridge gourd. >>>>> Kindly go through the link. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.google.co.in/search?q=Ridge+gourd&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___IN364 >>>>> Regards >>>>> Yazdy. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 5:54 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > Luffa acutangula is commonly grown in temperate climates, common in >>>>> > Kashmir >>>>> > used as vegetable, photographed from Delhi from a nursery. Common >>>>> > names >>>>> > Ridged gourd, Chinese Okra, ribbed loofah, ribbed gourd, angled >>>>> > loofah and >>>>> > sinqua. >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>> > Retired Associate Professor >>>>> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>> > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Bhatt Shweta >>> Asso. Prof., >>> TCSC, >>> Doctoral Research Student, >>> M.S.U. >> >> >> > > > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
