Scoparia is known as Mitthi Patti i.e. sweet leaves and since generations the Healers are adding it in bitter decoction to make it sweet. Like Sida it is used as broom by rural people.
It is not Meethi Jhadu. मीठी झाड़ू ;) regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:22 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > DULCE or DULCIS means SWEET. > Yes the fruits are sweet. I imagine why they call Scoparia dulcis as > sweet broom :)) SWEET and BROOM sounds contradictory :) > Pankaj > > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: >> But is it जंगल जलेबी Jungle jalebi? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: Na Bha ; Efloraindia ; A.Sinha >> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 12:37 PM >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:61823] Pls help ID -- Another Spiny shrub S4 >> The ripe fruit after peeling is very soft and tender. Very nice to feel. >> Though many like it I have not tasted any sweet fruit. >> Madhuri >> >> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel >> >> ________________________________ >> From: "Na Bha" <[email protected]> >> Sender: [email protected] >> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:18:21 +0100 >> To: A.Sinha<[email protected]>; >> indiantreepix<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:61822] Pls help ID -- Another Spiny shrub S4 >> Hallo, >> >> Pithecellobium dulce >> >> But why is it called Dulche? Dulche is sweet or gentel. >> With spines it can't be gentel, so is any part of it sweet? >> In wiki I found the name जंगल जलेबी Jungle jalebi >> The Fotos of Jangle Jalebi looked somewhat different though!! >> >> Regards >> Nalini >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: A.Sinha >> To: indiantreepix >> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 9:41 PM >> Subject: [efloraofindia:61731] Pls help ID -- Another Spiny shrub S4 >> >> >> A low growing spiny shrub with binate leaves, growing in outskirts of >> Calcutta, December >> No blooms were seen. >> Thanks for any inputs >> A.Sinha > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
