Jayanta ji Yes the fruit (mature) in the market is without spines. This particular spiny variety in the second photograph is sold here in California under the name Chayote squash Espinola. It is found rarely, but the regular Chayote squash is very common.
-- 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 Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:17 AM, Jayanta <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]
