Really interesting plant, Dinesh i
-- PS: Please bear with missing j in text, culprit keyboard of my make shift laptop 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Luffa echinata * Roxb. > > > > - *LUF-fuh* -- from the Arabic word *lufah* or *lufa* > *ek-in-AY-tuh* -- prickly > ... Dave's > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> > > > [image: Bristly > Luffa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2855860040%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdh_ePqtU7uHxhcqKgn04mTdj5Jmw> > Sep 13, 2008 ... along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: bitter luffa, bristly luffa, rag gourd • *Bengali*: > deyatada • *Hindi*: बिन्दाल bindaal, घागरबेल ghagarbel, ककोड़ा kakora • * > Kannada*: ದೈವದಾಳಿ daivadaali • *Marathi*: देवदाली devadali, देवडांगरी > devadangari, कुकडवेल kukadvel, कुंजलता kunjalata • *Sanskrit*: जीमूतः > jimuta • *Tamil*: பேய்ப்பீர்க்கு pey-p-pirkku • *Telugu*: panibira • *Urdu > *: بندال bindaal > > *Native to*: northern tropical Africa, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh > > *References*: Flowers of > India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBitter%2520Sponge%2520Gourd.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze79pamzsKRu3hYbtZV1ZdDY2kxOQ>• > eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D5%26taxon_id%3D242426430&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdUfBxVDqz0b__FoNdZr0VdLtVDgw>• > IMPGC<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.impgc.com%2Fplantinfo_A.php%3Fid%3D240%26bc%3D&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcsO9KWYOlnRLpRPLnoDuCs-onUpA>• > ENVIS > - > FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fbotanical_search.php%3Ftxtbtname%3DLuffa%26gesp%3D1351%257CLuffa%2Bechinata%2BROXB.&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfJyDWxR5RiK4-Ur3bI_yBklAfwCw>• > DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> > > > *more views*: > > - Sep 13, 2008 ... along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, > Maharashtra > [image: Bindaal (Hindi: > बिन्दाल)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2855034847%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzerBjGkPezKNRsSVaSQGHWuS9Ub2w> > [image: > Pey-p-pirkku (Tamil: > பேய்ப்பீர்க்கு)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2855888180%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzec6w3Q9ZswPPZkuq7jyAXJGYWqwA> > [image: > Jimuta (Sanskrit: > जीमूतः)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2855894364%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzejxSKdgmoREcmJbn1LQIXlk2U2ug> > - Sep 12, 2009 ... along NH8 near Sasunavghar, Thane > [image: Daivadaali (Kannada: > ದೈವದಾಳಿ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3911595971%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcmyKMku744zbnIYGTpVszMUqM-QA> > [image: > Luffa > echinata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912382492%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdSs35TV1nH1weRpMONU5gnfGjd_g> > [image: > Devadali (Marathi: > देवदाली)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912387406%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdNIB7kCiVtMBNsNGwPuv6Ootbiag> > > > > > Regards. > Dinesh
