Nice display of photographs, Dinesh ji -- 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 Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » *Lablab purpureus* > *Synonyms*: *Dolichos benghalensis, D. lablab, D. purpureus, Lablab niger, > L. purpurea, L. vulgaris, Vigna aristata* > > > *LAB-lab* -- aboriginal name > *pur-PUR-ee-us* -- purple > > > *commonly known as*: bonavista bean, dolichos bean, Egyptian kidney bean, > field bean, hyacinth bean, lablab bean, pendal bean, pole bean, poor man's > bean, waby bean • Assamese: উৰহী urashi • Bengali: শিম sheem • Gujarati: વાલ > vaal • Hindi: सेम sem • Kannada: ಕಪ್ಪರದವರೆ capparadavare • Malayalam: അമര > amara • Manipuri: হৱাঈ উৰী hawai uri • Marathi: घेवडा ghevada, वारवा varava > • Mizo: bepui • Oriya: semi • Prakrit: सिम्वा simba • Sanskrit: अङ्गुलिफला > anguliphala, शिम्बा shimba • Tamil: சிவப்பவரை civappavarai, காட்டுமொச்சை > kattu-moccai, பாலவரை pal-avarai, வெள்ளவரை vel-l-avarai • Telugu: చిక్కుడు > chikkudu • Urdu: سيم sem > > > *Native to*: Africa; cultivated pan-tropically > > > *Edible use*: > >> ... fresh seeds (as VEGETABLE) ... >> Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lablab_purpureus> >> > >
