Thanks Dinesh i for another nice upload -- 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 1:13 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Luffa acutangula * var. * amara * C.B.Clarke > > > > - *LUF-fuh* -- from the Arabic word *lufah* or *lufa* > *a-kew-TAN-gu-luh* or *a-kew-TAN-gyoo-luh* -- having sharp angles > *a-MAH-ruh* or *a-MAR-uh* -- bitter to the taste > ... 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: Kodu Ghosaale (Konkani: कोडु > घोसाळे)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5075591508%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzftxL4oUoABVjEmggZpoF3WDRDumA> > Oct 9, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: bitter luffa, wild luffa, wild ribbed gourd, wild > ridge gourd • *Bengali*: তিতা ধুন্দুল tita dhundul • *Gujarati*: કડવી > ઘિસોડી kadvi ghisodi • *Hindi*: बन तुरई ban turai • *Kannada*: ಕಹಿಹೀರೆಯ > ಬಳ್ಳಿ kahihireya balli • *Konkani*: कोडु घोसाळे kodu ghosaale • *Malayalam > *: കാട്ടു പീച്ചില് kattu peechil, കാട്ടു പീച്ചിങ്ങ kattu peechinga • * > Marathi*: दिवाळी divali, कडूदोडकी kadu-dodaki • *Sanskrit*: जालिनी > jalini, तिक्त कोषातकी tikta-koshataki • *Tamil*: ஆகாசவேணி akaca-veni, > பேய்ப்பீர்க்கு pey-p-pirkku, தித்தகோசாதகி tittakocataki • *Telugu*: అడవి > బీర adavi bira, చేదు బీర chedu bira, వెర్రి బీర verri bira • *Urdu*: بن > ترئي ban turai > > *Endemic to*: India (peninsula and Bengal) > > *References*: Flowers of > India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBitter%2520Luffa.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfWnmnVamMlTp95Sb61DvvxpEwtPw>• > Indian > Herbal > Cure<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Findianherbalcure.com%2FLuffa_Amara.aspx&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfQfLzqvc5DQ4GWLXCyw1EfCvQlGA>• > ENVIS > - > FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D1345&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzep6RH8soKnPM8-GqYc3yddmoPkWQ>• > DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> > > > *more views*: > > - Oct 9, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra > [image: Ban Turai (Urdu: بن > ترئي)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5074967859%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfNdXwAPV4s7ejgW1jaDlAXK8tezA> > [image: > Verri Bira (Telugu: వెర్రి > బీర)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5075572532%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcpf-mg_9Kd9XLOeG9BUqQQ_MEsAA> > [image: > Luffa acutangula var. > amara]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5074980725%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd-VinStVH0oqu1QewTAMD0wgf7iQ> > [image: > Wild > Luffa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5075573574%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdhYPEjvhhSgy9rZzeDZZpmBpgkgg> > [image: > Kahihireya Balli (Kannada: ಕಹಿಹೀರೆಯ > ಬಳ್ಳಿ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5074978393%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeCy_pzvrUuCITYCVhN0ibyXRThBQ> > [image: > Kadvi Ghisodi (Gujarati: કડવી > ઘિસોડી)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5074979549%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdHWcHGD9gM9c3VGF2dPE2mtG80WQ> > [image: > Chedu Bira (Telugu: చేదు > బీర)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070279731%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd41jjVeIpNsSONxXQ_V1UKEQ34dw> > [image: > Tittakocataki (Tamil: > தித்தகோசாதகி)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070888816%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzftDNWpWFRBS9_s0zLjLdxxdsfsjw> > [image: > Kattu Peechinga (Malayalam: കാട്ടു > പീച്ചിങ്ങ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070285357%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfygTkEMqR4T-ZdxF3GO8SXA8zTIw> > > ... more views at > *flickr<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DLuffaacutangulavaramara%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26s%3Drec%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcAx7tqLEaqygiObx1n0DpNl6Qatg> > * > > > Regards. > Dinesh
