Due to shape but also because both are sweet in taste. regards
Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >> > >> >> >
