I dont know much about its edibility. C esculentum grown here for ornamental purposes as well as as crop. Not found wild so escape. It was observed only at one place in about 60 KM stretch of this Canal
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Ushadi micromini < microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > SOOOO NICE... > > escape from what? > > are they cultivated for eating? > if I remember correctly, if this is edible variety... it contains > less irritating crystals.... than regular kochu saag.... > many peole prefer them over hte green stem variety... > IS THAT Correct? > > > Usha di > ======== > > On Aug 27, 10:16 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear All > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' > > from Delhi Parallel Branch Canal Bank Near Village Khubru Sonipat > > Escape growing wildly there > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (1).JPG > > 219KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (3).JPG > > 310KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (4).JPG > > 232KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (5).JPG > > 308KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (6).JPG > > 358KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (7).JPG > > 99KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (8).JPG > > 142KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (10).JPG > > 228KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (12).JPG > > 172KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (13).JPG > > 160KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (17).JPG > > 198KViewDownload > > > > Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' (18).JPG > > 120KViewDownload -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
