Thanks Vijayasankar Ji. Really I did not Know that you have already visited Rayagada. Yes the tubers are edible in Ranpur, but only for medicinal purposes. The tubers are one of the key ingradient in preparing many herbal medicines. I think this information may clear your doubts Ushamam.
Regards Prasad On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > > @ DR Raman: do you have pictures of the tubers? > > @ Dr. Satish : yes, the whiskers above the drooping fruits look like > persistent flower part... have seen it in some clerodendrons and some > other houseplants, cant remember all the names, as I come across, may > be will post them..and the brown somewhat triangulars seem to be dried > out flower buds? may be... Mr Dash can tell us... > > Mr. Dash: Nice picture by the way... > > Usha di > ====== > > > > > On Nov 4, 7:36 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
