Dr Neil ji, Nice to see pictures of this Yam. This is the one that is Purple from inside? Sorry to know that you will be destroying it. I would have loved to grow it in our Nasik garden. Please do not destroy it. Regards, Aarti
On Monday, October 22, 2012 5:15:23 PM UTC+4, Neil wrote: > > Hi, > Photographed on my property at Shahapur [dead centre in photograph 1, > D.bulbifera is to it's left]. It was planted. > > D. alata can be mistaken for D.bulbifera [plenty of my photographs of > which are available in the archives of this group]. According to Dr. > Almeida's 'Flora of Maharashtra', one of the main differences between the 2 > is that in the former the "stem climbs to the right" [in a clockwise > direction - photographs 8 & 9], whereas in the latter, the "stem climbs to > the left" [in an anti-clockwise direction]. > Also seen are the characteristic 4 - winged / 4 - angled stems > [photographs 5 & 6], often with 'bulb-like' tubers [photographs 6 & 7]. > > Spoke to Dr. Almeida - this plant does not occur in the wild but is > cultivated as the "most esteemed yam of Europeans". As it is an exotic, I > will be destroying it. > > Also don't think that Surajet Koley's plant posted a few days ago is D. > alata. > > With regards, > Neil Soares. > --
