Good one 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 1:28 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Momordica charantia * L. > > > > - *mo-MOR-di-ka* -- from the word to bite, reference to the seeds > which look bitten > *char-AN-tee-a* -- a pre-Linnean name, used as the specific epithet of > *Momordica charantia* > ... 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: Haagalakaayi (Kannada: > ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6781775067%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd3ChsSh8NiQBhj4s_gKHsZVCD08A> > Jan 28, 2012 ... cultivated on Prabal Machi near Panvel, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: balsam pear, bitter gourd • *Assamese*: কেৰেলা > karela • *Bengali*: করলা karala • *Gujarati*: કારેલું karelu • *Hindi*: > करेला karela, कठिल्ल kathilla, परारु poraru • *Kannada*: ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ > haagalakaayi • *Kashmiri*: करेल् karel • *Konkani*: काराते kaaraate • * > Lushai*: chang-kha • *Malayalam*: കയ്പ്പ kayppa, പാവയ്ക്ക pavaykka • * > Manipuri*: কারোন অখাবী karon akhabi • *Marathi*: आंबलें ambalem, कारली > karali, कारेती kareti • *Mizo*: changkha • *Nepalese*: अमला amala, करेलो > karelo • *Oriya*: changkha • *Punjabi*: ਕਰੇਲਾ karela • *Sanskrit*: > कारवेल्लकः kaarvellakah, कटिल्लः kathillah, परारु paraaru, सुषवी sushavi, > ऊर्ध्वासितः urdhvaasitah • *Sindhi*: ڪَريلو karelo • *Tamil*: இராசவள்ளி > iraca-valli, பாகற்காய் pagakkai • *Telugu*: కాకర kakara • *Tibetan*: su > sa ba • *Tulu*: ಕಂಚಲ kanchala • *Urdu*: کريلا karela > > *Native to*: tropics of Africa and Asia; naturalized and cultivated > elsewhere > > *References*: Flowers of > India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Bitter%20Gourd.html>• > Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBitter_melon&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeg8QSKyv0Gz5JO-FIJae96woc36A>• > NPGS > / > GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F24520&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze5fb0M2djhkV2JuTyX-6Scuz5qcw>• > ENVIS > - > FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D1448&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze8r3H2L0BSkj82r5OB444TGzBmdQ>• > DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> > > > *more views*: > > - Jan 28, 2012 ... cultivated on Prabal Machi near Panvel, Maharashtra > [image: Iraca-valli (Tamil: > இராசவள்ளி)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6781771169%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdgXKRYLTDdowlMjPNGRRLTJxXWtw> > - Sep 25, 2010 ... at base village of Sarasgad fort, Maharashtra > [image: Karela (Hindi: > करेला)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5025725710%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfMIlzzRCZsU6UTGzXX-cLKNWolfA> > [image: > Kaarali (Marathi: > कारली)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5025109349%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzceFPSHcaAMHCfl08nKSCx2zkIkFA> > [image: > Momordica > charantia]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5025110027%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfn1Q33e0eqHfeor_hKVwbZrGpYHA> > [image: > Kaaraate (Konkani: > काराते)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5025108399%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeT8AohyCVSQQhoNsk3YlzxrbouHw> > > > > Regards. > Dinesh
