Many many thanks Vijayasankar Ji for the very useful close up of the tubers and all the information. thanks a lot Usha mam for additional information.
Regards prasad On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Ushadi for the valuable information. > Best wishes for your write up on famine food and for the exams as well. > I am sure Dr. Ravikumar will happily permit to use his pictures. > > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Ushadi micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> DEAR ALL: >> >> OOOOPS.... I meant Antigonon and not quisquallis... >> >> please forgive me... >> >> big difference and big mistake... >> >> Usha di >> ======== >> >> >> On Nov 5, 8:36 pm, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: >> > aaaah! thank you ... i had been reading something about famine foods in >> > the tropics... and I think this plant was included ... so ... I wanted >> to >> > know if it would be really something that a hungry person (weak from >> > famine) be willing to dig... >> > >> > because the similar papers also mentioned the "knots" that form in >> bermuda >> > grass as famine foods... and tubers of quisqualis... the latter I had >> dug >> > up from my own potted quisquallis in my balcony in ny... looked like the >> > red sweet potatoe we have in india.. its said to survive forest fires >> and >> > be available to animals and man if they need them for sustenanace... >> and to >> > the plants to regenerate from in case of seeds being burned.... >> > >> > another that comes to mind is jerusalem artichoke... >> > >> > so on and so forth... >> > thank you again for indulging my request... >> > >> > I 'll ask your permission to use it if I write up about the famine >> foods... >> > >> > but thats in a few months in the future... right now I have two exams >> > coming up... >> > >> > Thanks again.. >> > Usha di >> > >> > =========== >> > >> > On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Thanks Prasad ji for the useful info. >> > > Ushadi, finally I could 'locate' the pictures of tubers. These >> pictures >> > > were taken by Dr. Ravikumar (FRLHT) during our visit to Rayagada in >> 2005. >> > > T. pinnatifida is a synonym of T. leontopetaloides. >> > >> > > Regards >> > >> > > Vijayasankar Raman >> > > National Center for Natural Products Research >> > > University of Mississippi >> > >> > > On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 9:31 AM, ushadi Micromini < >> > > [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> Mr Prasad...thanks >> > >> > >> I did not have doubts... >> > >> > >> I was asking Vijashakar ji if he took any pictures of the tubers... >> > >> I am still waiting to hear from you... >> > >> Usha di >> > >> ========= >> > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 11:52 AM, prasad dash < >> [email protected]>wrote: >> > >> > >>> Thanks Vijayasankar Ji. Really I did not Know that you have already >> > >>> visited Rayagada. Yes the tubers are edible in Ranpur, but only for >> > >>> medicinal purposes. The tubers are one of the key ingradient in >> preparing >> > >>> many herbal medicines. I think this information may clear your >> doubts >> > >>> Ushamam. >> > >> > >>> Regards >> > >> > >>> Prasad >> > >> > >>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Ushadi micromini < >> > >>> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >>>> @ DR Raman: do you have pictures of the tubers? >> > >> > >>>> @ Dr. Satish : yes, the whiskers above the drooping fruits look >> like >> > >>>> persistent flower part... have seen it in some clerodendrons and >> some >> > >>>> other houseplants, cant remember all the names, as I come across, >> may >> > >>>> be will post them..and the brown somewhat triangulars seem to be >> dried >> > >>>> out flower buds? may be... Mr Dash can tell us... >> > >> > >>>> Mr. Dash: Nice picture by the way... >> > >> > >>>> Usha di >> > >>>> ====== >> > >> > >>>> On Nov 4, 7:36 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>>> > Prasad ji, are the tubers edible? they just look like potato. we >> > >>>> collected >> > >>>> > this also from Rayagada :) >> > >> > >>>> > Regards >> > >> > >>>> > Vijayasankar Raman >> > >>>> > National Center for Natural Products Research >> > >>>> > University of Mississippi >> > >> > >>>> > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 1:50 AM, prasad dash < >> > >>>> [email protected]>wrote: >> > >> > >>>> > > Thanks Satish ji. Yes these are fruits >> > >> > >>>> > > Regards >> > >> > >>>> > > prasad >> > >> > >>>> > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Giby Kuriakose < >> > >>>> [email protected]>wrote: >> > >> > >>>> > >> These are fruits >> > >> > >>>> > >> Regards >> > >>>> > >> Giby >> > >> > >>>> > >> On 3 November 2011 20:01, Satish Phadke <[email protected] >> > >> > >>>> wrote: >> > >> > >>>> > >>> Interesting plant.. >> > >>>> > >>> Are these flowers or fruits with some persistent flower >> parts? >> > >> > >>>> > >>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 5:36 PM, prasad dash < >> > >>>> [email protected]>wrote: >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> Dear members sharing the images of *Tacca >> leontopetaloides*. >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> Name of the species: *Tacca leontopetaloides* >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> Family: Taccaceae >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> Altitude: 340 m above msl >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> Habit: Herb >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> Habitat: Moist deciduous to semi-evergreen forests >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> Uses: A critically dependent medicinal plant used as am >> > >>>> ingredient in >> > >>>> > >>>> preparing several other medicines. >> > >> > >>>> > >>>> -- >> > >>>> > >>>> Prasad Kumar Dash >> > >>>> > >>>> Ecologist, Orissa, India >> > >>>> > >>>> email: [email protected] >> > >>>> > >>>> ph. 09437444241 >> > >> > >>>> > >>> -- >> > >>>> > >>> Dr Satish Phadke >> > >> > >>>> > >> -- >> > >>>> > >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >> > >>>> > >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment >> (ATREE), >> > >>>> > >> Royal Enclave, >> > >>>> > >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >> > >>>> > >> Bangalore- 560064 >> > >>>> > >> India >> > >>>> > >> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >> > >>>> > >> visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >> > >> > >>>> > > -- >> > >>>> > > Prasad Kumar Dash >> > >>>> > > Ecologist, Orissa, India >> > >>>> > > email: [email protected] >> > >>>> > > ph. 09437444241 >> > >> > >>> -- >> > >>> Prasad Kumar Dash >> > >>> Ecologist, Orissa, India >> > >>> email: [email protected] >> > >>> ph. 09437444241 > > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
