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> Except, as mentioned in the article, they _did_ look into it, to the extent of DNA testing it! What do your experts make of this wikipedia article? https://
by wombatmobile 5y ago
> Except, as mentioned in the article, they _did_ look into it, to the extent of DNA testing it!
What do your experts make of this wikipedia article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maerua_oblongifolia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maerua_oblongifolia
- apocolyps6 5y agoIf you read 4 paragraphs into that article, you will find out
- wombatmobile 5y agoTry harder and follow the links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlwOrdciEX8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlwOrdciEX8
- hug 5y agoWell, the experts which were consulted by the writer of the article have this to say: > I had a breakthrough a few months later when I came across a thesis paper by Dr. MS Rathore, who had propagated Maerua oblongifolia in the lab in 2011. He had seen the tree many times in the desert state of Rajasthan. “But I haven’t heard or seen anybody eating the root,” the scientist said over a call, sounding puzzled. > “Its roots are sparse and inedible,” added Dr. NS Shekhawat, his thesis adviser and a retired professor of botany. “Growing in dry regions, where will it have so much water to develop big roots and be fat and juicy? [The snack] can’t be Maerua oblongifolia.” Which seems to provide a little bit of a counterpoint.