Thanks Dinesh ji for another interesting upload. -- 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 Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 8:55 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > what a lot of flower buds > no intact leaf? insects love it..I guess > > usha di > > > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> [image: ... Kas >> skyline]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8035015844%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDVdj__6tKTqSABRfvEGMun25Rew> >> Kas >> plateau ... about 4000 ft asl >> ... one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India >> ------------------------------ >> 28 SEP 08 >> * Dioscorea pentaphylla * L. ... (family: Dioscoreaceae) >> *dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh* -- named for Pedanios Dioscorides, Greek >> pharmacologist ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DDioscorea&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfd2KdVUFkE_4HY5K93PzBLjUbFsQ> >> *pen-tuh-FIL-uh* -- from the Greek *penta* (five) and *phyllum* (leaf) >> ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dpentaphylla&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcyp5g2xsOxgPraZJooFpb3aCKTRA> >> >> *commonly known as*: Fiji yam, five-leaved yam, mountain yam, mouse >> root, prickly yam, wild yam • *Bengali*: কাঁটা আলু kanta alu • *Hindi*: >> कांटा आलू kanta alu • *Kannada*: ಕಾಡು ಗುಮ್ಬಳ kaadu gumbala • *Konkani*: >> तीळ करंडी til karandi • *Malayalam*: noora, neynoora • *Manipuri*: হা ha >> • *Marathi*: babra, शेंडवेल shendvel • *Nepalese*: मिठे तरुल mithe tarul >> • *Oriya*: kontaalu • *Sanskrit*: कण्टकालुकः kantakaluka • *Tamil*: >> காட்டுவள்ளி kaattuvalli, நூறை nuurai • *Telugu*: అడవి గెనుసు తీగ adavi >> genasu tiga >> >> *Native to*: s China, Japan, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, n >> Australia >> >> *References*: Flowers of >> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FFive%2520Leaf%2520Yam.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeyf1yGLRbD212iyTmhcSz2oewpoA>• >> ENVIS >> - >> FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fbotanical_search.php%3Ftxtbtname%3DDioscorea%2Bpenta%26gesp%3D826%257CDioscorea%2Bpentaphylla%2BL.&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeyE5CUdhvHXnyXoOr34kwWwLtgeg>• >> NPGS >> / >> GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F14237&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfy09ZIDnz9XUKFFaRgFTM8J5G6Qg>• >> eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D2%26taxon_id%3D200028128&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdFPWH7tuLUj9G3GzzgZ2sGN6WQDw>• >> DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> >> [image: Dioscorea pentaphylla >> L.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2902389478%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeP5jFBjYLT-zbJDkUcXmowu0h9eQ> >> >> [image: Kantakaluka (Sanskrit: >> कण्टकालुकः)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2902392298%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfr9L1mtE0_CpbLnFqWkeAaS9vXzA> >> >> [image: Shendvel (Marathi: >> शॆंडवेल)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2901703221%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc8-s-RjWYGv30rO45_DNiFr1dpQg> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > > > > --
