Solanaceae Week: Solanum pseudocapsicum from Mandi Himachal Pradesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 5, 2011, 12:42:50 AM4/5/11

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Solanum pseudocapsicum from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Photographed in October, 2009.

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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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Satish Phadke

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Apr 5, 2011, 8:57:33 AM4/5/11

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An ornamental I suppose?...or edible?

Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 5, 2011, 9:20:21 AM4/5/11

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An ornamental, generally indoors for its long persisting fruit turning attractive when ripe. The famous writer L. H. Bailey had it in his study room, and formed the introduction of his book "How plants get their names"

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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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