Ulhas! I distinctly heard the person mention Putranjiva roxburghii. Maybe he got the names mixed up. As for Alstonia I am surprised. This should be a native plant. It is known as Saptaparni in Hindi/Sanskrit. You were mentioning a whole list of allergenic plants. Can you attach a copy or give me the link? akbhatt
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Ulhas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > I do not think that any naturally grown, indigenous vegation is bad > for ecology of any region. In nature there is place for variety of > plants and that biodiversity makes the habitat ecologically healthy, > sustainable. Indigenous Silk Cotton is a wonderful tree for birds and > insects and there is no reason for its removal from natural forests, > even if they are in large nos. They do not disturb the regional > ecology or water table, as claimed. > > However, in nature there are several plants which are poisonous, which > have thorns, which cause severe itching, which are allergic to many > other life forms. These plants are avoided in urban landscape. It is > Alstonia scholaris (not Putranjiva) which is being removed from many > urban areas because of its allergic properties for many humans. > Mucuna is another climber (even though it has beautiful flowers) which > is avoided in urban regions because of its itching pods. The list is > long and urban landscape designers have to learn about them. > > Natural ecosystems and human-made ecosystems need different parameters > and strategy for their management. > > Ulhas Rane > > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Bhind Road Gwalior. 474 005. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
