Fruits & Vegetables Week: Portulaca oleracea, the common purslane

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 11, 2011, 9:03:22 PM1/11/11

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Portulaca oleracea, the common purslane, a common weed in wastelands, cultivated fields and roadsides is used as pot-herb, consumed as salad and employed in salads. Flesh stems are often pickled.

Local names

Hindi: Khursa, baralaniya, kulfa

Beng: Baraloniya

Mar: Bhuigholi, kurfah, mhotighol

Guj: Moto loni, ghol

Tel: Peddapayilikura, ganga-pavilikura

Tam: Karikeeral, parupukkiray, pullikirat

Kan: Dooddagooni, soppu

Mal: Karlecheera

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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/

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mani nair

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Jan 12, 2011, 2:49:44 AM1/12/11

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Gurcharan ji, nice photo. The beautiful flowers often planted in
hanging boxes - commonly called "Office time" is a cousin of this
plant.

Regards,

Mani.

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 12, 2011, 7:16:48 AM1/12/11

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Mani ji

Can you send photographs of this Office time plant. Could it be P. grandiflora?. They are in our archives, you can confirm if you like.

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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/

mani nair

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Jan 12, 2011, 7:31:59 AM1/12/11

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Yes sure Gurcharan ji, it is the same plant you are talking about.
Let me see whether I got some photos with me, I will send. Otherwise I
will give a link to the archives.

Regards,

Mani.

mani nair

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Jan 26, 2011, 9:31:04 AM1/26/11

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Here is the photo of Office time.
Photo credit : Ms. Smita Raskar.
Regards,
Mani.

office time.jpg

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 26, 2011, 11:13:06 AM1/26/11

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Mani ji

This is portulaca x Yubi. Some consider it to be a variety of P. oleracea, others a variety of P. grandiflora and still others as a hybrid between the two species. This seems to be a good material for any one interested in Biosystematic or Molecular studies.

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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/

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