I FIRST BROUGHT THIS banana from \kerala asan item of curiosity for my children decades ago from Kerala where it is available in plenty. But taste wise it is not so good. Some other yellow varieties are sweeter and have better fragrance. ak On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 7:32 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A reply: > "This is called as "Kappa pazham" in southern Kerala. It is also known as > "Chenkadali" in some places. > Dr.M. Sabu > Secretary, IAAT > Professor, Department of Botany > University of Calicut > Kerala, 673635 > India." > > On 20 April 2011 13:22, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> *Forwarding again for Botanical name please.* >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “I have seen this type of banana in southern sates of India >> Tanay” >> >> >> >> “Aarti ji, this is not Poovan type. Poovan is always yellow in color. >> This is some hybrid variety. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani." >> >> >> >> “These again are available in Tamil Nadu, but more in Kerala. This is not >> Poovan variety. (I will try to post pics of Poovan) Locally it's called >> Sevvaalai (the 'l' pronounced with the 'twist of the tongue 'zh' sound) >> meaning 'red banana'. >> >> Jency >> Chennai” >> >> "Could it be the "Kadhali" banana??" from Mandev ji. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com> >> Date: 3 January 2011 12:26 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:58870] Fruits & Vegetables :: Red Bananas from Sri >> Lanka : 030111:AK-2 >> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> Another variety of Bananas from Sri Lanka. >> Are these Poovan Bananas? >> Aarti >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1580 members & >> 66,000 messages on 30/3/11) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of >> around 4500 species) >> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1580 members & > 66,000 messages on 30/3/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 4500 species) > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (A NEW BLOG has been ADDED ON 12 April 2011.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/>(NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED ON 15 March 2011.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers!
