Good morning Sir, We have munched these leaves yesterday, and i think these are locally called SADA PATA (ordinary betel leaf) PAAN, leaves are bigger than the MITHA PATA variety which we see in PAAN SHOPs.
Thank you very much, Regards, surajit On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:52 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Very good photographs Surajit ji > > -- > 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 16, 2012 at 10:28 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> In one of my earlier >> article<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/iHU7k-2-8cE/discussion>s >> i have mentioned that Betel plant is grown in a shady enclosure, called >> BAROJ, built with jute stems and bamboo sticks. Outsiders are not allowed >> to enter into this enclosure. Even there is also some restrictions on >> family members of the growers. Maybe for some traditional reasons or maybe >> because some plants need special care to grow. >> >> I found this plant in a garden, under shades of various bigger trees and >> it was clinging a >> CHAMPACA<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_champaca>tree. And when there >> is >> PAAN <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betel> there must be betel >> nut<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca_nut>! >> >> And the >> damselfly<http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=387>asked >> me to capture her too! >> >> Species : *Piper betle* >> L.<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/yq7HE14LT48/discussion> >> Habit & Habitat : cultivated climber having roots at nodes >> Date : 16/10/12, 3.15 p.m. >> Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly) >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > --
