Here one can see the seeds (Sagar gotas?- though I have never seen or played with it) at http://www.shirleydenton.com/plants/plant_www.php?uniq=caesa_bon & http://www.seabean.com/guide/Caesalpinia_bonduc/index.htm Here are a few links:http://www.ayushveda.com/herbs/caesalpinia-bonduc.htm(details with medicinal use),
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:17 PM, satish phadke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Here is a photograph which I had taken last December in Pench showing the > pods of *Caesalpinia bonduc*. The *Sagargota *seeds with which we play > erupt out from these. > The plant is very thorny and the prickles sting a lot and it is difficult > to extract the seeds due to this. > Satish Phadke > > 2008/10/9 satish phadke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Caesalpinia bonduc or Caesalpinia bonduc.Sagar gota. > > Most of us must have played sagar gotas in their childhhod. These are > seeds > > of this thorny climber. > > (There was some confusion of responders in sending reply to two of may > > mails, hence posting separately.) > > Shrub around 2m.Lot of prickles on stem. Flowers 2-3 cm Pinnate leaves. > > Yellow with red markings.Little pleasant fragrance. > > Satish > > > > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
