Thanks for the first post !! and some lovely capture of the Bengal Dayflower Tanay
On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Commelinaceae, Commelina benghalensis > L., Sp. pl. 1:41. 1753, nom. cons. > A common rainy season plant in Delhi, with luxuriant growth in shaded > areas, along roadsides and wastelands. > > Common names > English: Benghal dayflower, Indian dayflower > Sans: Kanchata > Hindi & Beng: Kanchara > Mar: Kena > Tam: Kanavazhai, kanangakarai > Tel: Vennadevikura > Rhizomes are cooked and eaten, leaves also eaten at the time of scarcity. > Herb is also medicinal > > -- > 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/ > > -- *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) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
