No Promila ji Giloy bel is Tinospora cordifolia, but Amar bel is a parasitic climber commonly known as India Dodder or Giant dodder, botanically Cuscuta reflexa or other species of the genus Cuscuta.
-- 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 Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 5:29 PM, promila chaturvedi < [email protected]> wrote: > Amer bel and Giloy Bel are two different species or the same? > Promila > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> WOW! Nice pictures >> Looks yummy but not edible! >> Most of the red fruits in the wild are not edible! >> >> >> Regards >> Giby >> >> On Aug 2, 10:39 pm, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear All >> > Tinospora cordifolia >> > Giloy Bel from NDRI Campus Karnal, wild >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > Dr Balkar Singh >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> > Arya P G College, Panipat >> > Haryana-132103 >> > 09416262964 >> > >> > Tinospora cordifolia (1).JPG >> > 204KViewDownload >> > >> > Tinospora cordifolia (2).JPG >> > 121KViewDownload >> > >> > Tinospora cordifolia (3).JPG >> > 185KViewDownload >> > >> > Tinospora cordifolia (4).JPG >> > 152KViewDownload > > >
