nice blog usha di On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:36 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >> =========== >> >> > -- Usha di =========== --

