Nice one!! Tanay On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dioscorea alata L., the Asiatic Yam or Greater Yam, a widely cultivated > yam, the tubers are ground into meal, also used as vegetable. > > Local names > Sanskrit: Pindalu > Hindi & Beng: Chupri alu, khamalu > Tel: Pendalamu > Tam: Perumvalli kizhangu > Kan: Onthalaigasu, tung-genasu > Mal: Kanchchilkilangu, kaavathu > Assam: Katalu, ractaguranialu > Bomb: Goradu: > > -- > 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: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
