I think the name 'jungle jalebi' refers mainly to the shape of the fruit, and not the taste. I may be wrong though. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v5idJ-5liiQ/TH7bvIkDKuI/AAAAAAAAPPA/sGP_bysGc0o/s1600/Jangiri+sweet+copy.jpg http://www.prlog.org/10748187-camachile.jpg
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > > > >
