A reply: "This is called as "Kappa pazham" in southern Kerala. It is also known as "Chenkadali" in some places. Dr.M. Sabu Secretary, IAAT Professor, Department of Botany University of Calicut Kerala, 673635 India."
On 20 April 2011 13:22, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > *Forwarding again for Botanical name please.* > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “I have seen this type of banana in southern sates of India > Tanay” > > > > “Aarti ji, this is not Poovan type. Poovan is always yellow in color. > This is some hybrid variety. > > Regards, > > Mani." > > > > “These again are available in Tamil Nadu, but more in Kerala. This is not > Poovan variety. (I will try to post pics of Poovan) Locally it's called > Sevvaalai (the 'l' pronounced with the 'twist of the tongue 'zh' sound) > meaning 'red banana'. > > Jency > Chennai” > > "Could it be the "Kadhali" banana??" from Mandev ji. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > Date: 3 January 2011 12:26 > Subject: [efloraofindia:58870] Fruits & Vegetables :: Red Bananas from Sri > Lanka : 030111:AK-2 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Another variety of Bananas from Sri Lanka. > Are these Poovan Bananas? > Aarti > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1580 members & > 66,000 messages on 30/3/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 4500 species) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1580 members & 66,000 messages on 30/3/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 4500 species)
