Prasad ji, are the tubers edible? they just look like potato. we collected this also from Rayagada :)
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 1:50 AM, prasad dash <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Satish ji. Yes these are fruits > > Regards > > prasad > > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> These are fruits >> >> >> Regards >> Giby >> >> >> >> On 3 November 2011 20:01, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Interesting plant.. >>> Are these flowers or fruits with some persistent flower parts? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 5:36 PM, prasad dash >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear members sharing the images of *Tacca leontopetaloides*. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Name of the species: *Tacca leontopetaloides* >>>> >>>> Family: Taccaceae >>>> >>>> Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa >>>> >>>> Altitude: 340 m above msl >>>> >>>> Habit: Herb >>>> >>>> Habitat: Moist deciduous to semi-evergreen forests >>>> >>>> Uses: A critically dependent medicinal plant used as am ingredient in >>>> preparing several other medicines. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Prasad Kumar Dash >>>> Ecologist, Orissa, India >>>> email: [email protected] >>>> ph. 09437444241 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Satish Phadke >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >> Royal Enclave, >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >> Bangalore- 560064 >> India >> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >> > > > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: [email protected] > ph. 09437444241 >
