Ritesh ji
Tita baingan is Solanum kurzii, eaten as vegetable as per this source http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/3953/1/IJTK%208(2)%20146-153.pdf <http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/3953/1/IJTK%208(2)%20146-153.pdf>But please let us see the twigs and flowers. It would be interesting. Description in Brandis, Indian Trees is very meagre. -- 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 Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <ritesh....@gmail.com > wrote: > Dear all, > > Pl help me to identify this Solanum sp. > > Locality: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, 550 m > > Date: Feb. 2007. > > Local name: Tita baigan > > Uses: Eaten as vegetable. Abundantly available in local market. Called as > 'Tita' baigan due to its bitter taste. > > Notes: Probably I am posting this species for the second time. Earlier I > thought this to be as Solanum kurzii but could not confirm because of lack > of time and different opinions from different taxonomists. Flowers are > purple in color and locally grown for vegetable. Interestingly, S. kurzii is > included in the Red data list of plants. I shall try to upload the flowering > fotos also. > > Regards, > Ritesh. >
