We too simply call it squash never heard of the term bengali brinjal !! Tanay
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this plant grows only in high altitudes. > The Tamil word, 'Seemai-kathirikai' means Country-brinjal > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I knew it as Chayote squash as sold in American markets. I have seen in in >> Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri, sold as squash but never heard the name Bengal >> Brinjal. Markets here in california also sell a spiny cultivar known as >> "Espinoda" >> >> >> -- >> 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 Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Very common in Northeastern hills >>> tanay >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> This Tropical American plant is called as 'Seema-Kathirikkai, Chow-chow' >>>> in Tamil. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Vijayasankar >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Called as 'Bangalore Brinjal'. Commonly cultivated for its vegetable >>>>> fruits. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>>> Post Doctoral Research Associate >>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>>> Thad Cochran Research Center >>>>> University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 >>>>> Phone: +1 662 915 1018 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>> Care Earth Trust >>>> #15, second main road, >>>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>>> Chennai - 600 061 >>>> Mob: 09626833911 >>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Tanay Bose* >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>> Department of Botany. >>> University of British Columbia . >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 09626833911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
