SHEVLA - Monsoons Wild Leafy Vegetable available in Mumbai

[Chaullee Chaulker]

Shevla
There is a part of this vegetable that is not edible.
See pics.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/573268656FIftBE?vhost=home-and-garden

What;s its biolgical name?
What nutrients are best available from this vegie?

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance pl.

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[J.M. Garg]

Does anybody knows it's Bot. name?

[Dinesh Valke]

... Amorphophallus commutatus, the dragon stalk yam ... earlier posted by Shubhada ji and Rajesh ji in separate posts.

Regards.

[Gurcharan Singh]

It appears to be some member of family Araceae.

 

Gurcharan Singh

[shubhada nikharge]

Hi Chaullee ji,
I had posted it before. now i am posting all stages of the plant.
Botanical name : Ammorphophallus commutatus
marathi name : Shevla
hindi name : jangli suran
English common name : Dragon stalk yam.
Family: araceae (arum)

Flower stalk appears first just before the onset of monsoon. Flower stalks are edible. I do not about the nutrients it has. But the vegetable is tasty.
Leaves appear later after rains.

Now u will see these plants bearing the fruits.
i have numbered the pics to understand the growth of the plant.

cheers,
shubhada

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[J.M. Garg]

Here is a reply from Isaac ji:

"Dear Friends,

Please refer to Common Indian Wild Flowers on page 114 for Amorphophallus commutatus. Thats the Shevla in Marathi.
Cheers!
Isaac"

2009/8/13 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Shubhada ji

Really nice series of photographs

 

Gurcharan Singh

[J.M. Garg]

A reply from Promin ji:

"Hi,
I read the article on Shevla and want to  state that my mom who is now  87yrs old can  still make the tastiest  Amtee ( curry)with this  exotic vegetable !!!!Unfortunately, since we are now settled in Delhi we can only ask some friends in Mumbai in the months of May /  Jun to send these tasty vegetables if they can lay their hands on them !!! "

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