In Bangalore they call it Bangalore Baigan. The varieties I have seen there has no spines unlike this one. I n the Internet also I haven't seen any spiny one before this one. Thanks for the photo.
On Oct 8, 6:56 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > One of my favorite vegetables > tanay > > > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 5:48 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > This plant Sechium edule also came into focus during discussion on sweet > > Karela. This plant Chayote squash (common here in California stores) is also > > sold in NE India mainly Sikkim, Darjeeling commonly under the name squash. > > There is also a spiny Chayote squash variety here in markets sol under the > > name espinoda. I wonder whether it has varietal distinction. > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone:778-323-4036begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 778-323-4036 end_of_the_skype_highlighting(Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected]
