Madhuri ji My source (Useful plants of India) has this information
Chuka in Hindi, Telugu does refer to R. vesicarius Chuk in Hindi is C. acetosella Gujarati name is not mentioned -- 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 Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 5:47 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > No answer written. > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Miguel Serra <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:30:41 > To: efloraofindia<[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:61060] Re: Fruits & Vegetables Week: Rumex > vesicarius, > the Bladder dock > > > > On 22 Jan, 14:25, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> wrote: > > sorry for the late inquiry. but is this the same what n Marathi is also > called Chuka? > > Madhuri > > > > --- On Wed, 12/1/11, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > > Subject: [efloraofindia:60079] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Rumex > vesicarius, the Bladder dock > > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > > Date: Wednesday, 12 January, 2011, 10:08 AM > > > > Rumex vesicarius, the Bladder dock, often cultivated as ornamental > because of showy bladder-like fruiting perianth. Leaves and tender stems > used as pot-herb, also used in curries and chutneys because of sour taste. > > > > Local names > > Hindi: Chuka, ambari palk, palang sag > > Tel: Chukka kura > > Tam: Shakkan kirai > > Kan: Suki soppu, jussi soppu > > Punjab: Khatta mitha, Khatti tan, saluni > > > > -- > > 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/ >
