Tanay, if I am not wrong, Lauki is Lagenaria siceraria. It is Ghia Torai as mentioned by Aarti ji.
regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 9:34 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > nice fresh lauki > Tanay > > > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Gurcharan ji, >> Adding my picture taken at Nasik, Maharashtra during October,2010. >> This was taken in a farm. >> Aarti >> >> Luffa aegyptiaca (syn: L. cylindrica), the smooth loofah or ghia tori, >> a >> very commonly used vegetable in warmer parts of India. >> >> -- >> 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: >> 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> Luffa-cylindrica-Delhi-3.jpg >> 110KViewDownload >> >> Luffa-cylindrica-Delhi-1.jpg >> 293KViewDownload >> >> Luffa-cylindrica-Delhi-2.jpg >> 100KViewDownload >> > > > > -- > *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] > >
