Ritesh ji Looking at the leaves I was also to suggest P. orientale which I had photographed from Kashmir, but held back as I could see slightly different (may be being younger) inflorescence. Any way thanks for confirming.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 8:06 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > I was thinking of tasting a bit of its leaf too but was afraid of doing > so.... :) > > Now, this email from you gives me green signal to go ahead. I hope i would > be able to inform you the result by tomorrow evening. > > Regards, > > Surajit > > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for the information Surajit ji.. >> >> I was referring P. hydropiper in general...but many of the Polygonums >> contain 'Rutin' that makes the taste peppery. Moreover, I have never >> checked P. orientale for its taste. Hoping to get some more information >> from you. >> >> Regards, >> Ritesh. >> > >
