Menispermaceae, Berberidaceae, Nymphaeaceae and Nelumbonaceae Fortnight: Nymphaeaceae- Euryale Ferox from Delhi-GSOCT13

[Gurcharan Singh]

Euryale ferox Salisb. in Kon. & Sims, Ann. Bot. 21.74. 1806.

Makhana in Hindi

Equatic perennial herb with orbicular peltate leaves up to 1 m in diam, strongly corrugated especially beneath, veins very prominent, prickly along veins on both surfaces; sepals 4, triangular-ovate, concave, violet pink inside, prickly outside; petals many,, outer dark violet, inner successively fading to white; stamens numerous, outer longer than inner; fruit a berry, globose-ovoid, prickly, up to 10 cm across.

    Photographed from Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi 

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/

[Ushadi Micromini]

very nice leaves ' details, Gurcharanji

I wish you also have flower inconspicuous thought it may be and an ugly duckling of the lily family I would love to see some

I understand there are hundreds of acres of these planted as a farming community is now organized and  selling packaged hygienic processed makhana .

SO our botany members from Bihar should have access to a lot of the area ?

usha di

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[Prashant Awale]

Yes, really nice leaves, .. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing..

Regards

Prashant

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Nepali Name : मखाना Makhaanaa 

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju