Thanks Vijayshankarji I too think its Abelmoschus ficulneus ! and Ushadi i have not tasted its fruit but I will than I will tell you.
regards On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 AM, Ushadi micromini < [email protected]> wrote: > Dont know the binomial name... > but your photos show what is known as > 'Shobuj tok dhedosh ' in bengali... > ie green sour bhindi.... > > once in a while one old woman even sells it in my supermarket.. > > Trying to discover its name I had found this, last year ... > " from wikipedia: English: A wild white Roselle plant growing > on the bank of Irrawaddy River near Kamma, Magway Division, Myanmar. > Date 30 March 2008 Source Own work Author Mgba, > his photograph is at this link: > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Wild_Roselle_Plant_Growing_On_the_Bank_of_Irrawaddy_River_Myanmar.jpg > " > > his picture is exactly like yours... > and Mr garg's pictures of leaves ...couldn't tell, but his gree n > bhindi > fruits are uncannily like yours... > > DID YOU TASTE THEM? ARE THEY SOUR or SOURISH? > > USha di > ========== > > > > > On Jul 12, 7:19 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Abelmoschus ficulneus, perhaps. > > > > Regards > > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 1:52 AM, amit chauhan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > > Sending photos of a malvaceae member. The photograph was taken at > > > Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. About 2 m tall and growing on bunds near > cultivated > > > fields. Other details as in photos.Kindly help in identification. > > > > > regards > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Amit Chauhan > > > Junior Technical Assistant > > > Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, > > > Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, > Uttarakhand > > > 263149 > > > ph.05944 234445 > > > mob.+919412161087 > > > mail: [email protected] > > > [email protected] > > > [email protected] -- Dr. Amit Chauhan Junior Technical Assistant Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 263149 ph.05944 234445 mob.+919412161087 mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
