Yes, this is Hibiscus sabdariffa of the mallow family. Popularly known as 'Gongura' in AP and other southern states. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselle_%28plant%29
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 11:26 PM, Dalia Set <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends > > Posting images of a fruit / vegetable - usually available in some > Kolkata markets for very short time in January. My mum generally prepared > a nice red coloured glossy jam from it- also cooked as chutney. I do not > have the proper local name even - some says 'tak dhyarosh' or sour ladies > finger. The fruit has a green round capsule inside and small white seeds > resides within. Jam is prepared from the red fleshy covering. > As I found it in a market - I can not provide more details of the plant - > these are the only images I managed. > Please provide me the proper botanical name and also local names , if > possible. Also some guidelines where to get the saplings - and how to grow > it. > > Thanks > Dalia >
