Neil: lo and behold just a couple of emails down...
is this thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/indiantreepix/khVsKI1yQ24/Ucid3ellLz4J it answered my own question it has synonyms galore: I quote.... "Amorphophallus campanulatus Roxb. Or Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson var. campanulatus (Decne.) Sivad. " end quote.... Per http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Amorphophallus.html its other name is SURAN we dont see it in Bengal, at least I have not seen it ... comes from the western india *Thanks for the excellent long term follow up pictures of the fruiting head... number six is a candidate for a poster of this plant if you decide to make one... love it* usha di On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > Here are some more recent photographs taken from August to December this > year. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Wed, 12/26/12, Prashant Ambedkar <[email protected]>*wrote: > > > From: Prashant Ambedkar <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:141421] Plz id this plant: pa67 - 26dec2012 > To: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]> > Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 10:29 PM > > > Thank you Neil sir. Just saw your photos of this plant in the archives. > > On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Neil Soares > <[email protected]<http://us.mc1601.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > This is the edible Yam a species of Amorphophallus [possibly A.konjac]. > Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this. > > With regards, > > Neil Soares. > > > > --- On Wed, 12/26/12, Prashant Ambedkar > > <[email protected]<http://us.mc1601.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> From: Prashant Ambedkar > >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc1601.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > >> Subject: [efloraofindia:141361] Plz id this plant: pa67 - 26dec2012 > >> To: "efloraofindia" > >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc1601.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > >> Date: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 8:34 AM > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Plz id this woody plant of about 2 to 3 foot height from Mankhurd > region. I have atached a photo of the fruits. Thanks. > >> > >> -- > >> Prashant > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Prashant > > -- > > > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
