Re: [efloraofindia:59472] Request for ID : 060111 : AK-2

2011-01-07 Thread Satish Phadke
This is *Pachira insignis* Family : Bombacaceae.
Guiana Chestnut or Malabar chestnut native of Mexico.
Refer my recent post from Kolkata bot. garden.
Dr Phadke

On 6 January 2011 21:15, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote:

 Taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya, Sri Lanka on the
 17th of November.
 Is this the Shaving Brush tree flower?
 It was a large tree.
 Aarti



Re: [efloraofindia:59474] Thaylacospermum caespitosum

2011-01-07 Thread Satish Phadke
Amit ji
Thanks for posting this great shot. I was wondering about the flowering
plants on it.These seem to be different species as clarified by you in the
thread later.
By the way please re-size your image to less than 150k before sending to
group.
Dr Phadke

On 6 January 2011 16:11, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear All,

 The plant depicted in  photo is a mound of plant belonging to family
 Caryophyllaceae *Thylacospermum caespitosum *(Camb.) Sch. collected from
 Khardungla, Ladakh

 regards

 Dr. Amit Chauhan
 JTA
 CIMAP, RC, Pantnagar
 Dist. Udham Singh Nagar
 Uttarakhand



[efloraofindia:59475] Re: 13.11.10S.P.3

2011-01-07 Thread Mahadeswara
Grewia species.  Does not look like G.tenax for me.

On Jan 7, 8:31 am, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.com wrote:
 Subhasis Ji,
 This is a Grewia species (Tiliaceae) for sure. Can be Grewia tenax.

 --
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 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227


[efloraofindia:59476] Re: ID Requested

2011-01-07 Thread Mahadeswara
Glycosmis pentaphylla.

On Jan 7, 10:50 am, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
 Any possibilities for *Glycosmis* sp.?

 On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.comwrote:



  Here are some more links of Murraya paniculata fruits.

 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdbPdbID=100054

 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdbPdbID=100419

 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdbPdbID=37730

  regards

  Pankaj Oudhia

  On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Vijayasankar 
  vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote:

  Just a wild guess: Murraya paniculata?
 http://www.wuvie.net/ojasmine.jpg
  Regards

  Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D.
  Post Doctoral Research Associate
  National Center for Natural Products Research
  Thad Cochran Research Center
  University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677
  Phone: +1 662 915 1018

  On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Rakesh dineshelectric...@live.in wrote:

   Photo taken in December 2010, in Asansol (W.B.). These shrubs are in
  good numbers in a dense shade of pine trees(dried leaves can be seen 
  fallen
  on the subject). Normally very little sunlight reaches them. It caught my
  eye due to the bright red fruits, though there were no flowers. On peeling
  one of the fruits a sticky fluid came out. Please help with the ID.

  Rakesh

 --
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Re: [efloraofindia:59477] Meconopsis aculeata (Himalayan Blue Poppy)

2011-01-07 Thread Narendra Joshi
 A wonderful catch. The flowers look just awesome!

Narendra Joshi


Re: [efloraofindia:59479] fruits vegetables :: CUL TIVATED :: Brassicaceae » Brassica oleracea var. capitata

2011-01-07 Thread Rashida Atthar
Great pictures, info. and dedication Dinesh ji. Thanks.  You are giving
efloraofindia a panorama of fruits and vegetables !!

regards,
Rashida.

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote:

 Brassicaceae (mustard, or cabbage family) » *Brassica oleracea* var. *
 capitata*


 *BRAS-ee-ka* -- from the classical Latin name for cabbage
 *awl-lur-RAY-see-uh* -- edible vegetable
 *kap-ih-TAY-tuh* -- having a head, referring to growth habit


 *commonly known as*: cabbage • Assamese: বন্ধা-কবি bandha kobi • Bengali:
 বাঁধাকপি bandhakopi • Gujarati: કોબી kobi, કોબીજ kobij • Hindi: बंद गोभी
 band gobhi, गोभी gobhi, कोबी kobi, पात गोभी paat gobhi, पत्ता गोभी patta
 gobhi • Kannada: ಎಲೆಕೋಸು elekosu, ಕೋಸುಗೆಡ್ಡೆ kosugedde • Konkani: कळे kale,
 कोबी kobi, कोसु kosu, पाल्ले paalle • Lushai: antam • Malayalam: മുട്ടക്കോസ്
 muttakkoos • Manipuri: kobiful • Marathi: कोबी kobi • Nepali: गोबि gobi •
 Oriya: bandha kobi • Punjabi: ਬੰਦ ਗੋਭੀ band gobhi • Sanskrit: कपिकम्
 kapikam, कपिशाकः kapishakah • Sindhi: پَنَگوبيِ pana gobii • Sinhalese: gova
 • Tamil: கோவிசு kovicu, முட்டைக்கோசு muttai-k-kocu • Telugu: కోసు kosu •
 Urdu: گوبهی gobhi, کوبي kobi


 *Distribution*: only cultivated


 *Edible use*:

 ... the leafy-head of this plant (as VEGETABLE) ... eaten raw or cooked




Re: [efloraofindia:59480] fruits vegetables :: CUL TIVATED :: Brassicaceae » Brassica oleracea var. capitata

2011-01-07 Thread Rashida Atthar
Very nice crisp and fresh pictures, thanks for the same Dr. Gurcharanji and
Mani ji.

regards,
Rashida.

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:

 Two important cultivars in Indian and markets here in California are

 Green cabbage
 Red cabbage

 I am uploading both from California


 --
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 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


 On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote:

 Brassicaceae (mustard, or cabbage family) » *Brassica oleracea* var. *
 capitata*


 *BRAS-ee-ka* -- from the classical Latin name for cabbage
 *awl-lur-RAY-see-uh* -- edible vegetable
 *kap-ih-TAY-tuh* -- having a head, referring to growth habit


 *commonly known as*: cabbage • Assamese: বন্ধা-কবি bandha kobi • Bengali:
 বাঁধাকপি bandhakopi • Gujarati: કોબી kobi, કોબીજ kobij • Hindi: बंद गोभी
 band gobhi, गोभी gobhi, कोबी kobi, पात गोभी paat gobhi, पत्ता गोभी patta
 gobhi • Kannada: ಎಲೆಕೋಸು elekosu, ಕೋಸುಗೆಡ್ಡೆ kosugedde • Konkani: कळे kale,
 कोबी kobi, कोसु kosu, पाल्ले paalle • Lushai: antam • Malayalam: മുട്ടക്കോസ്
 muttakkoos • Manipuri: kobiful • Marathi: कोबी kobi • Nepali: गोबि gobi •
 Oriya: bandha kobi • Punjabi: ਬੰਦ ਗੋਭੀ band gobhi • Sanskrit: कपिकम्
 kapikam, कपिशाकः kapishakah • Sindhi: پَنَگوبيِ pana gobii • Sinhalese: gova
 • Tamil: கோவிசு kovicu, முட்டைக்கோசு muttai-k-kocu • Telugu: కోసు kosu •
 Urdu: گوبهی gobhi, کوبي kobi


 *Distribution*: only cultivated


 *Edible use*:

 ... the leafy-head of this plant (as VEGETABLE) ... eaten raw or cooked







Re: [efloraofindia:59481] fruits vegetables :: CUL TIVATED :: Brassicaceae » Brassica oleracea var. capitata

2011-01-07 Thread mani nair
Thanks Rashida ji for the appreciation.

Regards,

Mani.


Re: [efloraofindia:59482] Re: fruits vegetables :: NATURALIZED, WILD / CULTIVATED :: Elaeocarpaceae » Munting ia calabura

2011-01-07 Thread mani nair
The berries  are relished by birds like bulbuls.

Regards,

Mani.


Re: [efloraofindia:59485] Re: Diospyros for ID : 060111 : AK-1

2011-01-07 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Muthu ji,
No...I don't recollect any water body in the proximity.
Aarti

On 1/7/11, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote:
 This is *Diospyros malabarica* as said by Dr.Vijay. Did you taken this from
 a proximity of a water body?

 On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Aarti S. Khale
 aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear Vijayasankar ji,
 Thanks for the id.
 Regards,
 Aarti

 On Jan 7, 12:35 am, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote:
  Yes, Diospyros malabarica (= D. peregrina).
 
  Regards
 
  Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D.
  Post Doctoral Research Associate
  National Center for Natural Products Research
  Thad Cochran Research Center
  University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677
  Phone: +1 662 915 1018
 
  On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
 
 
   Taken at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka on the 16th of November,2010.
   It was a huge tree growing wild.
   Seems some species of Diospyros.
   Aarti- Hide quoted text -
 
  - Show quoted text -




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Re: [efloraofindia:59486] Request for ID : 060111 : AK-2

2011-01-07 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Many thanks Satish ji.
Regards,
Aarti

On 1/7/11, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote:
 This is *Pachira insignis* Family : Bombacaceae.
 Guiana Chestnut or Malabar chestnut native of Mexico.
 Refer my recent post from Kolkata bot. garden.
 Dr Phadke

 On 6 January 2011 21:15, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote:

 Taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya, Sri Lanka on the
 17th of November.
 Is this the Shaving Brush tree flower?
 It was a large tree.
 Aarti




Re: [efloraofindia:59487] Meconopsis aculeata (Himalayan Blue Poppy)

2011-01-07 Thread Anandi Sharan
Thank you to Tanayji and Narendraji!  Actually I had heard of the Himalayan
blue poppy before, and photographed them thinking of the connection. Also
persons of Indian origin like me and my daughter and son are caught in a
kind of vaccuum and so our catch with this kind of world-connection made
the stay away from home bearable. My daughter had gone for her A-level
exams. Then when I saw the photos provided by Gargji I was thrilled to see
the real thing. And now I am happy to tell you the story of this photo.  :)
:)

Anandi
32 Kempapura Road
hebbal
Bangalore 560024
Tel 088023624546
(m) 9980717935


On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Narendra Joshi narend...@gmail.com wrote:

  A wonderful catch. The flowers look just awesome!

 Narendra Joshi




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[efloraofindia:59489] Re: Species Id DKV 070111

2011-01-07 Thread Mithilesh K. Pathak
Yes this is hardwickia binata

On Jan 7, 1:28 am, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hardwickia binata?

 Regards

 Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D.
 Post Doctoral Research Associate
 National Center for Natural Products Research
 Thad Cochran Research Center
 University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677
 Phone: +1 662 915 1018

 On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Dev Kumar 
 dev.kumar.vasude...@gmail.comwrote:

  Location
  Indore Khandwa Road
  Mhow Tehsil
  Indore District
  Madhya Pradesh.


Re: [efloraofindia:59494] fruits vegetables :: CUL TIVATED :: Brassicaceae » Brassica oleracea var. capitata

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Yes Rashida ji
Welcome to the Fruits and Vegetables week. We were missing your absence,
especially Tanay who is very happy with lot of delicious fruits to see.

Back to India after four month stay in California. Would resume my uploads
after reading pending mails.


-- 
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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://people.du.arc.in/~singhg45/



On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 7:32 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thanks Rashida ji for the appreciation.

 Regards,

 Mani.




[efloraofindia:59495] Re: [itpmods:1954] Fwd: Google Groups: Membership Pending

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Prof. Ramachandran ji

Welcome to the Group. We are sure to learn a lot from your experience of
Indian Plants.


-- 
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Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
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 Dear friends,
 Approved membership request.

 


 V.S.Ramachandran,Dr.Professor of Botany,I may able to know the unknown
 plants.Similarly,I may able to help others in plant identification.My vast
 experience in the field botany can be shared with others as well as enhanced
 further.

 .



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Re: [efloraofindia:59497] Thaylacospermum caespitosum

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Amit ji
Slight correction. It is Thylacospermum caespitosum (Camb.)
Schischkinhttp://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5taxon_id=242000966
(syn:
*Arenaria* *rupifraga* (Kar.  Kir.) Fenzl).

I have travelled a lot in Ladakh but incidentally not seen this plant.
Thanks for showing this rare plant.


-- 
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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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote:

 Amit ji
 Thanks for posting this great shot. I was wondering about the flowering
 plants on it.These seem to be different species as clarified by you in the
 thread later.
 By the way please re-size your image to less than 150k before sending to
 group.
 Dr Phadke


 On 6 January 2011 16:11, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear All,

 The plant depicted in  photo is a mound of plant belonging to family
 Caryophyllaceae *Thylacospermum caespitosum *(Camb.) Sch. collected from
 Khardungla, Ladakh

 regards

 Dr. Amit Chauhan
 JTA
 CIMAP, RC, Pantnagar
 Dist. Udham Singh Nagar
 Uttarakhand





Re: [efloraofindia:59498] 15.11.10S.P.4

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Micromeria biflora seems to be the likely choice.


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Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 11:45 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:

 Yes Amit ji is correct Micromeria biflora
 Tanay


 On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:03 PM, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi,

 If this is a small herb than its surely be Micromeria biflora (Lamiaceae)

 On 1/7/11, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.com wrote:
  Hi,
  The picture does not give any clue about the size, if it is a small
  herb, this can be Micromeria biflora (Lamiaceae).
  Thanks
 
 
  --
  Dr. Nidhan Singh
  Department of Botany
  I.B. (PG) College
  Panipat-132103 Haryana
  Ph.: 09416371227
 




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Re: [efloraofindia:59499] 15.11.10S.P.7

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Leaves should help


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Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi,
 It is a mere wild guess. Looks to me like Randia dumetorum? Leaves
 should ahve clarified more
 Thanks

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227



Re: [efloraofindia:59500] 14.11.10S.P. 2

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I think Lamium album


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On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 7:00 AM, Subhasis Panda panda@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear all
 Pl. identify following  plant.
 Date: 14.11.2010
 place: Dalhousiae, Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh



Re: [efloraofindia:59503] Fruits Vegetables Week: RVS-6

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
The correct name is now Solanum lycopersicum Lam.

-- 
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Retired  Associate Professor
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Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote:

 hahahha
 i like that airtel touch!!!
 Pankaj


 On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.com
 wrote:
  Thanks Mani ji. Very nice pictures of tomato and the young businessmen!
 
  Regards
 
 
  Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D.
  Post Doctoral Research Associate
  National Center for Natural Products Research
  Thad Cochran Research Center
  University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677
  Phone: +1 662 915 1018
 
 
  On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 6:24 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Vijay ji nice photo.  I am sending the photos of tomato and the tomato
  seller clicked from a market.
  Place :  Dombivli
  Date  :   01.01.11
  Regards,
  Mani.
 
 



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Re: [efloraofindia:59504] Re: [indiantreepix:10337] Re: (070409SCS1-3) Withania somnifera

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Mani ji
That is really an interesting information.

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On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Pankaj Oudhia pankajoud...@gmail.comwrote:

 Thanks Garg ji for information.

 I am not sure that

 The berries are used as a substitute for 
 rennethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennet,
 to coagulate milk in cheese http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese making.

 But sure that Withania coagulans is used for this purpose. That's why it is
 known as Punir or Punir Phool .

 regards

 Pankaj Oudhia

 On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 8:56 AM, J.M. Garg jmga...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thanks, Suresh ji,
 Some extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures/ more details, pl. click
 on the link): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwagandha

 *Withania somnifera*, also known as *Ashwagandha*, *Indian ginseng*, *Winter
 cherry*, *Ajagandha*, *Kanaje Hindi* and *Samm Al Ferakh*, is a plant in
 *Solanaceae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae* or nightshade
 family.

 It grows as a stout shrub http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub that
 reaches a height of 170 cm. Like the 
 tomatohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomatowhich belongs to the same family, 
 it bears yellow flowers and red fruit,
 though its fruit is berry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry-like in
 size and shape. Ashwagandha grows prolifically in 
 Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
 ,Nepal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal, 
 Pakistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan,
 Sri Lanka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka and 
 Bangladeshhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh.
 It is commercially cultivated in Madhya 
 Pradeshhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh(a province in India).

 In Ayurveda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda ashwaganda is
 considered a rasayana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasayana herb. This
 herb is also considered an 
 adaptogenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptogenwhich is an herb that works 
 to normalize physiological function, working on
 the HPA axis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPA_axis and the
 neuroendocrine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroendocrine 
 system.[*citation
 needed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed*] In
 Ayurveda, the fresh roots are sometimes boiled in 
 milkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk,
 prior to drying, in order to leach out undesirable constituents. The berries
 are used as a substitute for rennet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennet,
 to coagulate milk in cheese http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese making.

 *Ashwagandha* in Sanskrit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit means
 horse's smell, probably originating from the odor of its root which
 resembles that of sweaty horse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse. The
 species name *somnifera* means sleep-making in 
 Latinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin,
 indicating that to it are attributed 
 sedatinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedativeproperties, but it has been 
 also used for sexual vitality and as an
 adaptogen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptogen. Some 
 herbalistshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbalistrefer to ashwagandha as 
 Indian ginseng, since it is used in ayurvedic
 medicine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurvedic_medicine in a way
 similar to that ginseng http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginseng is used in
 traditional Chinese 
 medicinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine
 .

 Seven American and four Japanese firms have filed for grant of patents on
 formulations containing extracts of the herb 
 Ashwagandhahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwagandha.
 Fruits, leaves and seeds of the Indian medicinal plant *withania
 somnifera* have been traditionally used for the Ayurvedic system as
 aphrodisiacs, diuretics and for treating memory loss. The Japanese patent
 applications are related to the use of the herb as a skin ointment and for
 promoting reproductive fertility. The U.S based company Natreon has also
 obtained a patent for an Ashwagandha extract.

 Another US establishment, the New England Deaconess Hospital, has taken a
 patent on an Ashwagandha formulation claimed to alleviate symptoms
 associated with arthritis 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis.[2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwagandha#cite_note-1
 .

 The product called ashwagandha oil is a combination of ashwagandha with 
 almond
 oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond_oil and rose 
 waterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_waterdesigned to be used as a facial
 toner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_toner, therefore should not
 be consumed.


 2009/4/7 Suresh C. Sharma bushc...@gmail.com

  *Withania somnifera*
 Sonepat, Haryana, 5th Apr 09.
 Sanskrit  Hindi : Ashvagandha

 Why is it called Ashvagandha?

 http://drprabhattandon.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/withania-somnifera.jpg

 Best,
 Suresh C Sharma





 --
 With regards,
 

Re: [efloraofindia:59505] Re: fruits vegetables :: NATURALIZED, CULTIVATED, GARDEN :: Anacardiaceae » Anacard ium occidentale

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Mani ji
That is really cute.


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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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:26 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote:

 Photo of a Cashew bought from market.

 Regards,

 Mani.


 On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dinesh ji,
 My picture of a ripe Cashew fruit from our home garden at Nasik,
 Maharashtra.
 These were posted earlier.
 Aarti

 
  -- Forwarded message --
  From: Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com
  Date: Jan 2, 10:32 pm
  Subject: fruits  vegetables :: NATURALIZED, CULTIVATED, GARDEN ::
  Anacardiaceae » Anacardium occidentale
  To: efloraofindia
 
 
  Anacardiaceae (cashew family) » *Anacardium occidentale*
  *Synonyms*: *Acajuba occidentalis, Anacardium microcarpum, Cassuvium
  pomiverum*
 
  *an-uh-KAR-dee-um* -- a fruit's name of an Indian tree, applied to
  cashew by
  Linnaeus
  *ock-sih-den-TAY-lee* -- of or from the west
 
  *
  commonly known as*: cashew • Hindi: hijli-badam, काजू kaju • Kannada:
  ಗೇರು
  geru, ಗೋಡಮ್ಬಿ godambe • Konkani: काजू kaju • Malayalam: കശുമാവ്
  kasumaav,
  പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaav • Marathi: काजू kaju • Sanskrit: काजुतकः
  kajutaka,
  वृक्कफल vrkkaphalah • Tamil: முந்திரி muntiri, முந்திரிக்கொட்டை
  muntirikkottai • Telugu: అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu, జీడిమామిడి jidimamidi,
  mokka
  mamidi, ముంతమామిడి muntamamidi • Urdu: کاجو kaajuu
 
  *Native to*: Brazil
 
  *Edible use*:
 
 
 
  ... false fruit: ripened accessory fruit (sometimes called a pseudocarp
 or
  false fruit, as FRUIT) ... called as cashew apple
  ... true fruit: consists of single seed (better known as NUT, processed
 as
  DRIED FRUIT or VEGETABLE)
  Read from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew
 
 
 
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[efloraofindia:59508] Re: Flora of Andaman24-080111-PKA1

2011-01-07 Thread Aarti S. Khale
Prashant ji,
Isn't this some Citrus...a lemon or lime sp?
Aarti

On Jan 8, 8:43 am, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear Friends,
 Shrub found in Wild near Sea shore at Port Blair, Andaman  Nicobar. Fruits
 were Greenish, globuse (6 to 8mm). Flowers were very small, creamish white.

 Date/Time: 21-12-2010 / 07:00AM
 Location: At the out skirts of Port Blair (near Sea Shore), Andaman 
 Nicobar
 Habitat: Wild
 Plant Habit: Shrub (3 m approx)

 Flowers were Fragrant.

 regards
 Prashant

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[efloraofindia:59509] Re: fruits vegetables :: NAT IVE, CULTIVATED :: Anacardiaceae » Spondias pinnata

2011-01-07 Thread Mahadeswara
In Kannada it is called 'amate kai', used for delicious pickles,
similar to mangoes.

On Jan 7, 7:33 pm, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote:
 Spondias pinnata  fruiting from the south end of the forest in Mumbai, seen
 a few days back in Jan '11.

 regards,
 Rashida.

 On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 7:47 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:
  We call it amra in bengali and not !!
  tanay

   On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Dinesh Valke 
  dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote:

  Anacardiaceae (cashew family) » *Spondias pinnata*
  *Synonyms*: *Mangifera pinnata, Spondias mangifera*
  ... Close relation with mango is well observed by the marriage of generic
  names and specific epithets !!

  *SPON-dee-as* -- Greek name for plum
  *pin-NAY-tuh* -- feather-shaped

  *
  commonly known as*: Andaman mombin, Indian hog plum, Indian mombin, wild
  mango • Assamese: আমৰা aamrata • Bengali আমড়া aamada, আম্রাত aamraata,
  আম্রাতক aamraataka • Garo: amatenga • Gujarati: અંબાડાં ambaada • Hindi:
  अम्बाड़ा ambara, अम्बाड़ी ambari, अमरा amra, भृङ्गी फल bhringi-phal, मेटुला
  metula, पशु हरितकी pashu-haritaki, पीतन pitan • Khasi: dieng-sohpier •
  Konkani: आंबाडे ambade, आंबाडो ambado • Malayalam: അമ്പഴം ampazham •
  Manipuri: eikhoi • Marathi: अमडा amada, अंबाडा ambada, ढोलआंबा dholamba,
  खटांबा khatamba, रानआंबा ranamba • Mizo: tawitaw • Nepalese: अमारो amaro •
  Oriya: ambaada • Pali: अंबाटका ambataka • Sanskrit: आम्रात aamraata,
  अम्रातकः amraatakah, मेटुला metula, पीतनः pitan • Tamil: கிஞ்சம் kincam,
  புளிமா pulima • Telugu: అడవిమామిడి adavimamidi, అధ్వము adhvamu, అంబాళము
  ambalamu • Tibetan: a mra ta ka

  *Native to*: China, Indian sub-continent, Indo-China, Malesia; widely
  cultivated

  *Edible use*:

  ... unripe fruit used as VEGETABLE ... used for making pickle .. also as
  an additive (souring agent, substitute for tamarind) ... used in southern
  Konkan

  --
  *Tanay Bose*
  Research Assistant  Teaching Assistant.
  Department of Botany.
  University of British Columbia .
  3529-6270 University Blvd.
  Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
  Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
              604-822-2019 (Lab)
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[efloraofindia:59510] Re: Flora of Andaman25-080111-PKA2

2011-01-07 Thread Mahadeswara
Could this be some species of Eugenia. wild guess.

On Jan 8, 10:01 am, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dear Friends,
 Shrub from Baratang (Andaman  Nicobar).

 Date/Time: 22-12-2010 / 10:00AM
 Location: On the way to Lime stone cave (Baratang), Andaman  Nicobar.
 Habitat: Wild
 Plant Habit: Shrub (2 m)

 Flowers were Greenish White in colour. Appearance wise looking like  Garcinia
 sp.??

 regards
 Prashant

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[efloraofindia:59511] Re: Sri Lanka : Fruit for ID : 070111 : AK-1

2011-01-07 Thread sasu
It is Pouteria campechiana, Family Sapotaceae

On Jan 7, 11:46 pm, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.com wrote:
 Taken at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka on the 16th of November, 2010.
 Local name was given as 'La Olu'..fruits are supposed to be eaten by monkeys.
 Red ants are found under this tree.
 Aarti

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Re: [efloraofindia:59512] Re: Flora of Andaman24-080111-PKA1

2011-01-07 Thread tanay bose
Rutaceae or lime family generally have compound leaves very rarely simple!!
Tanay

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Prashant ji,
 Isn't this some Citrus...a lemon or lime sp?
 Aarti

 On Jan 8, 8:43 am, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote:
  Dear Friends,
  Shrub found in Wild near Sea shore at Port Blair, Andaman  Nicobar.
 Fruits
  were Greenish, globuse (6 to 8mm). Flowers were very small, creamish
 white.
 
  Date/Time: 21-12-2010 / 07:00AM
  Location: At the out skirts of Port Blair (near Sea Shore), Andaman 
  Nicobar
  Habitat: Wild
  Plant Habit: Shrub (3 m approx)
 
  Flowers were Fragrant.
 
  regards
  Prashant
 
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-- 
*Tanay Bose*
Research Assistant  Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
3529-6270 University Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
   604-822-2019 (Lab)
   604-822-6089  (Fax)
ta...@interchange.ubc.ca


[efloraofindia:59514] Plant for ID from IK Sethi

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
I am putting this in a new thread to avoid mix up.

I think it should be Annona squamosa


-- 
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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

-- Forwarded message --
From: Inderjeet Sethi ikseth...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Subject: [efloraofindia:59010] fruits and vegetables
To: indiantreepix indiantreepix@googlegroups.com


pls help in the identification of this fruit.
Pic taken in Bangalore on 21 Nov 2010


-- 
~ik~
Dr.Inderjeet Kaur Sethi
Associate Professor
Department of Botany
SGTB Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Delhi-110007
M: 9818775237
attachment: Ramphal_2614.JPG

Re: [efloraofindia:59517] Fruit Vegetable Week- Coriandrum sativum L.

2011-01-07 Thread Gurcharan Singh
Nice catch of flowers and butterflies.


-- 
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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Raju ji
 Great pictures...


 On 3 January 2011 21:15, raju das dasraj...@gmail.com wrote:

  Dear All,

 Let  have some spicy veg. This is the flower and tender fruit of
 Coriander  {Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae). Green leaves are eaten raw,
 used in pokodas, chatnis and dried seeds are also used medicinally.
 Important food/nectaring (?? Need comment from expert) plants for
 butterflies.

 Thanks,

 --
 Raju Das
 Nature's Foster





Re: [efloraofindia:59521] 15.11.10S.P.7

2011-01-07 Thread amit chauhan
Hi,

May be Reinwardtia sp. ?

On 1/8/11, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
 Leaves should help


 --
 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

 On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Nidhan Singh
 nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi,
 It is a mere wild guess. Looks to me like Randia dumetorum? Leaves
 should ahve clarified more
 Thanks

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227




-- 
Dr. Amit Chauhan
Junior Technical Assistant
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre,
Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar,
Uttarakhand 263149
ph.05944 234445
mob.+919412161087
mail: amitci...@gmail.com
amitci...@rediffmail.com
amit.chau...@cimap.res.in


Re: [efloraofindia:59522] Re: Flora of Andaman24-080111-PKA1

2011-01-07 Thread manudev madhavan
Is it a species of *Salacia ???*

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 11:21 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote:

 Rutaceae or lime family generally have compound leaves very rarely simple!!
 Tanay

 On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Prashant ji,
 Isn't this some Citrus...a lemon or lime sp?
 Aarti

 On Jan 8, 8:43 am, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote:
  Dear Friends,
  Shrub found in Wild near Sea shore at Port Blair, Andaman  Nicobar.
 Fruits
  were Greenish, globuse (6 to 8mm). Flowers were very small, creamish
 white.
 
  Date/Time: 21-12-2010 / 07:00AM
  Location: At the out skirts of Port Blair (near Sea Shore), Andaman 
  Nicobar
  Habitat: Wild
  Plant Habit: Shrub (3 m approx)
 
  Flowers were Fragrant.
 
  regards
  Prashant
 
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 --
 *Tanay Bose*
 Research Assistant  Teaching Assistant.
 Department of Botany.
 University of British Columbia .
 3529-6270 University Blvd.
 Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
 Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
604-822-2019 (Lab)
604-822-6089  (Fax)
 ta...@interchange.ubc.ca




-- 
*Manudev K Madhavan*
Systematic  Floristic Lab,
Department of Botany,
Centre for Postgraduate Studies  Research
St. Joseph's College, Devagiri
Kozhikode- 673 008
Mob: 9496470738


Re: [efloraofindia:59524] 15.11.10S.P.7

2011-01-07 Thread Nidhan Singh
Thanks Dr. Amit,
I tried in vain to recall the name. It is more likely that this plant
is Reinwardtia indica, thanks a lot.

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227


[efloraofindia:59525] Re: Thaylacospermum caespitosum

2011-01-07 Thread amit
Thanx Sir,



On Jan 8, 9:26 am, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:
 Amit ji
 Slight correction. It is Thylacospermum caespitosum (Camb.)
 Schischkinhttp://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5taxon_id=242000966
 (syn:
 *Arenaria* *rupifraga* (Kar.  Kir.) Fenzl).

 I have travelled a lot in Ladakh but incidentally not seen this plant.
 Thanks for showing this rare plant.

 --
 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/



 On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Satish Phadke drsmpha...@gmail.com wrote:
  Amit ji
  Thanks for posting this great shot. I was wondering about the flowering
  plants on it.These seem to be different species as clarified by you in the
  thread later.
  By the way please re-size your image to less than 150k before sending to
  group.
  Dr Phadke

  On 6 January 2011 16:11, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote:

  Dear All,

  The plant depicted in  photo is a mound of plant belonging to family
  Caryophyllaceae *Thylacospermum caespitosum *(Camb.) Sch. collected from
  Khardungla, Ladakh

  regards

  Dr. Amit Chauhan
  JTA
  CIMAP, RC, Pantnagar
  Dist. Udham Singh Nagar
  Uttarakhand- Hide quoted text -

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Re: [efloraofindia:59526] Fwd: Flora of Andaman19-040111-PKA1

2011-01-07 Thread Nidhan Singh
Hi,

A wild guess. Can this be a Tephrosia sp.?

Thanks and Regards

-- 
Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227


Re: [efloraofindia:59528] Fruit Vegetable week- Pisum sativum from Kaithal

2011-01-07 Thread Nidhan Singh
Respected Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji,
Thanks a lot for the appreciation. Actually your absence, even for a
matter of few hours, creates a gap. we now feel completed. I again
welcome you back to India (in this chilling winter).

Regards,

-- 
Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227


Re: [efloraofindia:59532] Re: fruits vegetables :: NATURALIZED, CULTIVATED, GARDEN :: Anacardiaceae » Anacard ium occidentale

2011-01-07 Thread mani nair
Thanks Gurcharan ji for the appreciation.

Regards,

Mani.

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote:

 Mani ji
 That is really cute.


 --
 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/


 On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:26 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote:

 Photo of a Cashew bought from market.

 Regards,

 Mani.


 On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Aarti S. Khale aarti.kh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dinesh ji,
 My picture of a ripe Cashew fruit from our home garden at Nasik,
 Maharashtra.
 These were posted earlier.
 Aarti

 
  -- Forwarded message --
  From: Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.com
  Date: Jan 2, 10:32 pm
  Subject: fruits  vegetables :: NATURALIZED, CULTIVATED, GARDEN ::
  Anacardiaceae » Anacardium occidentale
  To: efloraofindia
 
 
  Anacardiaceae (cashew family) » *Anacardium occidentale*
  *Synonyms*: *Acajuba occidentalis, Anacardium microcarpum, Cassuvium
  pomiverum*
 
  *an-uh-KAR-dee-um* -- a fruit's name of an Indian tree, applied to
  cashew by
  Linnaeus
  *ock-sih-den-TAY-lee* -- of or from the west
 
  *
  commonly known as*: cashew • Hindi: hijli-badam, काजू kaju • Kannada:
  ಗೇರು
  geru, ಗೋಡಮ್ಬಿ godambe • Konkani: काजू kaju • Malayalam: കശുമാവ്
  kasumaav,
  പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaav • Marathi: काजू kaju • Sanskrit: काजुतकः
  kajutaka,
  वृक्कफल vrkkaphalah • Tamil: முந்திரி muntiri, முந்திரிக்கொட்டை
  muntirikkottai • Telugu: అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu, జీడిమామిడి jidimamidi,
  mokka
  mamidi, ముంతమామిడి muntamamidi • Urdu: کاجو kaajuu
 
  *Native to*: Brazil
 
  *Edible use*:
 
 
 
  ... false fruit: ripened accessory fruit (sometimes called a
 pseudocarp or
  false fruit, as FRUIT) ... called as cashew apple
  ... true fruit: consists of single seed (better known as NUT,
 processed as
  DRIED FRUIT or VEGETABLE)
  Read from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew
 
 
 
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Re: [efloraofindia:59533] fruits vegetables :: CUL TIVATED, GARDEN :: Moraceae » Artocarpus altilis

2011-01-07 Thread mani nair
Dinesh ji and Rashida ji, nice photos.  In Malayalam we call it Kadachakka.
From the unripe fruit, nice dishes are made.

Regards,

Mani.

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote:

 Artocarpus altilis (Z). Fosberg syn. Artocarpus communis Forst  Frost.
 Seen at Sagar upavan, Mumbai  in Nov.2010.

 Accordig to Trees of  Mumbai, pg : 31 -  the whitish pulp is consumed
 as a vegetable  and is used in other preparations. It can be baked, bolied
 and fried like potatoes. It further adds  The green fruits  when roasted
 look like bread, giving its common name Bread fruit tree. It is also used
 for preparing salads and soups.


 regards,
 Rashida.

 On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:08 AM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote:

 Moraceae (mulberry, fig family) » *Artocarpus altilis*
 *Synonyms*: *Artocarpus incisus, Artocarpus communis*


 *ar-toe-karp-us* -- from the Greek *artos* (bread) and *carpus* (fruit)
 *al-TIL-iss* -- fat


 *commonly known as*: breadfruit • Hindi: bakri-chajhar • Kannada: ದೀವಿ
 ಹಲಸು divi halasu, ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಹಲಸು rotti halasu, ಸೀಮೆ ಹಲಸು sime halasu • Konkani:
 जिवी कडगी jivi kadgi • Malayalam: കടച്ചക്ക kataccakka, ശീമച്ചക്ക seemachakka
 • Marathi: नीरफणस nirphanas, विलायती फणस vilayati phanas • Tamil: ஈரப்பலா
 irppla • Telugu: కూర పనస kura panasa • Tulu: ಜೀ ಗುಜ್ಜೆ jee gujje


 *Native to*: New Guinea and s Pacific islands



 *Edible use*:

 ... unripe fruit as VEGETABLE ... 
 Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadfruit

  ... ripe fruit as FRUIT, also as VEGETABLE ...  Purdue 
 Universityhttp://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/breadfruit.html






Re: [efloraofindia:59534] Fruit Vegetable Week- Centella asiatica

2011-01-07 Thread Nidhan Singh
Dear all,

This plant is known as Brahmi, can be better clarified if we use the
word Mandukparni as yet another plant, Bacopa monnieri is also known
as Brahmi or Jal-Brahami. I was knowing it since childhood as a brain
tonic, but it is used in Chutneys is something new for me. I cannot
try even, becoz I haven't found this plant in my vicinity for the last
so many years.

Thanks,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227


Re: [efloraofindia:59538] Fruit Vegetable Week- Centella asiatica

2011-01-07 Thread tanay bose
Yes mani ji in bengal atleast B monnieri is called Bhrami
and C asiatica is called Thankuni pata
tanay

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Dear all,

 This plant is known as Brahmi, can be better clarified if we use the
 word Mandukparni as yet another plant, Bacopa monnieri is also known
 as Brahmi or Jal-Brahami. I was knowing it since childhood as a brain
 tonic, but it is used in Chutneys is something new for me. I cannot
 try even, becoz I haven't found this plant in my vicinity for the last
 so many years.

 Thanks,

 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227




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Re: [efloraofindia:59539] Fruit Vegetable week- Pisum sativum from Kaithal

2011-01-07 Thread mani nair
Nice photos of the fruits and flowers.
Regards,
Mani


On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Nidhan Singh nidhansingh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Respected Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji,
 Thanks a lot for the appreciation. Actually your absence, even for a
 matter of few hours, creates a gap. we now feel completed. I again
 welcome you back to India (in this chilling winter).

 Regards,

 --
 Dr. Nidhan Singh
 Department of Botany
 I.B. (PG) College
 Panipat-132103 Haryana
 Ph.: 09416371227