Sorry for confusion, Vijayasankar ji It all arose since I have seen this fruit in Bengal markets. Would be interesting to know whether it in grown in Bangalore.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Gurcharan ji and Tanay, i wrote as 'Bangalore' brinjal and not as > 'Bengali' brinjal. Sorry for the confusion. > Hi Muthu, i think the word 'Seemai' in this context refers to its > origin as 'non-native'. [e.g. Seemai agathi = Senna alata; Seemail mullu = > Prosopis juliflora; Seemai athi = Ficus carica....all these are exotics]. > > Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Muthu ji >> Let us say temperate climate. In California it is growing at sea level. >> >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:06 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> We too simply call it squash never heard of the term bengali brinjal !! >>> Tanay >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> I think this plant grows only in high altitudes. >>>> The Tamil word, 'Seemai-kathirikai' means Country-brinjal >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I knew it as Chayote squash as sold in American markets. I have seen in >>>>> in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri, sold as squash but never heard the name >>>>> Bengal >>>>> Brinjal. Markets here in california also sell a spiny cultivar known as >>>>> "Espinoda" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Very common in Northeastern hills >>>>>> tanay >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This Tropical American plant is called as 'Seema-Kathirikkai, >>>>>>> Chow-chow' in Tamil. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Vijayasankar < >>>>>>> vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Called as 'Bangalore Brinjal'. Commonly cultivated for its vegetable >>>>>>>> fruits. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>>>>>> Post Doctoral Research Associate >>>>>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>>>>>> Thad Cochran Research Center >>>>>>>> University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 >>>>>>>> Phone: +1 662 915 1018 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>>>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>>>>> Care Earth Trust >>>>>>> #15, second main road, >>>>>>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>>>>>> Chennai - 600 061 >>>>>>> Mob: 09626833911 >>>>>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>>>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>>>>> Department of Botany. >>>>>> University of British Columbia . >>>>>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>>>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>>>> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>> Care Earth Trust >>>> #15, second main road, >>>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>>> Chennai - 600 061 >>>> Mob: 09626833911 >>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Tanay Bose* >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>> Department of Botany. >>> University of British Columbia . >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca >>> >>> >> >> >
