Thanks Sir Ji for the info These are new for me tanay On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> Rheum rhabarbarum, Rhubarb petioles, other names Garden rhubarb, Pie plant, > wine plant > > A vegetable can be any part of the plant, but a fruit is invariably a > botanical fruit. Rhubarb is one of the few rare examples of exception, here > the fleshy petioles are consumed as a fruit after making stews, also used in > pies, sauces, preserves, tarts and mixed with fruits for flavours. Extracted > juice is used for making wines and beverages. > > The name Rhubarb has often been misapplied (even in text books) to R. > rhaponticum a native of Bulgaria, not generally cultivated > > > > > -- > 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] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
