Nidhan ji This is Curcurbita moschata. Please see the expanded disc at the tip of pedicel. In C. maxima it is spongy and not expanded at tip.
-- 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 Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:54 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Nithan ji we in bengal eat all part of this plant > the leaves and stem as leafy veg > with flower to make pakodas > fruit has limitless uses > > tanay > > > On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 6:56 AM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear All, >> This is Cucurbita maxima from my place in Kaithal District of Haryana. >> Thanks >> >> -- >> Dr. Nidhan Singh >> Department of Botany >> I.B. (PG) College >> Panipat-132103 Haryana >> Ph.: 09416371227 >> > > > > -- > *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) > [email protected] > >
