Good evening Usha Di, My sense of dimension is very weak and that's why i keep these days a ruler/scale with me. So, i am not sure, the flowers seems to be bigger than my palm and the leaf blades maybe 4 to 6 times.
We (my family) do not eat SHAPLA, KOCHU etc., so i cannot tell you. However, the same or/and similar looking plants are also known as BHET in rural area and some villagers eat those. You may like to see this site - http://whisperinggreens.blogspot.in/2011/10/lily-pop-anyone.html. Thank you, Regards, surajit On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:46 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Very nice crisp pictures, Surajit > any idea about the size of the leaf and the flower? > > AND is this the Sapla we see in markets for eating? > Usha di > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:39 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> Recorded this common aquatic herb yesterday. I think this is the same >> species as in my earlier upload - >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/vgvC2N6c-Hk/discussion. >> >> Species : *Nymphaea pubescens* Willd. >> Bengali name : SHALUK or SHAPLA >> Habit & Habitat : aquatic herb in a pond >> Date : 18/10/12, 9/45 a.m. >> Place : Barijhati (Hooghly) >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > --
