Dear Gurcharan ji and Tanay, i wrote as 'Bangalore' brinjal and not as 'Bengali' brinjal. Sorry for the confusion. Hi Muthu, i think the word 'Seemai' in this context refers to its origin as 'non-native'. [e.g. Seemai agathi = Senna alata; Seemail mullu = Prosopis juliflora; Seemai athi = Ficus carica....all these are exotics].
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 On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Muthu ji > Let us say temperate climate. In California it is growing at sea level. > > -- > 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, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:06 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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] >> >> > >
