yes Colocasia esculenta
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Affirmative. The local Marathi name is Alu. Being an annual the plants > sprout with the onset of the monsoons and from my records over the last few > years flowering occurs mainly in August with an occasional spill over into > September. > Wirh regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Thu, 8/25/11, Na Bha <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Na Bha <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:78108] Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_24082011 PJ3. > To: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]> > Cc: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]>, "PUTTARAJU K" < > [email protected]> > Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 2:26 AM > > > Neil ji, > is that alu? अळू? never knew that they get so beautiful "flowers". Rhizome > called अळूकुडी are eaten. > also leaves and stems can be eaten. Am I right? > How long does it take till it flowers? > Nalini > > Am 24.08.2011 19:05, schrieb Neil Soares: > > Hi, > My photographs of this are already available at this link : > > > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/32301b8dbc9288a6/c280e683376c9a0b?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Taro+Neil+Soares#c280e683376c9a0b > > Sending a few more. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Wed, 8/24/11, Neil Soares > <[email protected]><http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > * wrote: > > > From: Neil Soares > <[email protected]><http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:78107] Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_24082011 PJ3. > To: "indiantreepix" > <[email protected]><http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>, > "PUTTARAJU K" > <[email protected]><http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 10:16 PM > > Hi, > This is Taro [Colocasia esculenta]. Will send my photographs of this > later. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Wed, 8/24/11, PUTTARAJU K > <[email protected]><http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > * wrote: > > > From: PUTTARAJU K > <[email protected]><http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:78101] Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_24082011 PJ3. > To: "indiantreepix" > <[email protected]><http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 9:45 PM > > Dear All, > > Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_24082011 PJ3.Commonly seen flowering in monsoon. > Date/Time-:18/08/11 - 16:30 > Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- shrub > Height/Length- 70cm-1m > > > With Regards, > PUTTARAJU K, > SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, > KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT, > POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT, > KARNATAKA -581400 > MOB : 9448999150 > EMAIL : > [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone

