There is a link to Abrus precatorius which is interesting: http://www.boloji.com/environment/49.htm It confirms that it is a deadly poison. akbhatt On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Sushmita Jha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Thanks all for your quick response. On googling the botanical name, below > is what I found, along with a photo which confirmed it. I failed to find a > picture of Crab eye (Abrus pricatorius) but Anand's reference to it as > Ratti, confirms. In Bengali, ratti is a measure of gold much less than a > gram. In Santiniketan this was referred to as 'kunch' seed and it was meant > to be poisonous, as confirmed by a jilted lover who nearly died eating these > seeds! > Thanks again. > Sushmita > > *Botanical Name : *Adenanthera pavonia *English Name : *Bead tree,Saga > tree *Hindi Name : *Ratangunj, Badi gumchi *Sanskrit Name : *Ratnagunj > > > This tree is common in many parts of India. It is also found in many East > Asian countries. > > This tree in many parts is known as Red Sandalwood, but in Ayurveda > Pterocrpus santalinus is true Red sandalwood. In sanskrit Bead tree is > Ratnagunj (Gem seed) and Pterocrpus santalinus is Rakta chandan (Blood > Sandalwood). > > This tree is a member of Fabaceae plant family. > > This is a a small tree growing to a height of about 3 to 4 meters. The > leaves are bipinnate,3-6 pairs and opposite. The leaflets are alternate in > 4-8 pairs, papery, elliptic oblong and dark green above, bluish green below > and oblique. The flowers are in short-peduncled racemes. Calyx is minute, > lobes short and triangular. Corolla is pale yellow, segments united at the > base only. The pods are flat curved and pointed. The seeds are bright, red > and with hard shells. The flowering season is March to May. > > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> this is so nostalgic. I remember Ratti. In my childhood days (I should not >> be more that 3-4 years old) I went to my Nana's village. He had the hedge of >> Mehndi, and on the mehndi, there was the ratti creeper. I had collected a >> lot and brought them to my nana's town house (which was again a bigger >> village, with a railway staaation!). I remember one of the rattis was white >> and black, instead of rrred and balck! Anyway sorry I do not know its >> botanical name. >> About the other could it be jungle jalebi (Pithocellobium dulce)? >> akbhatt >> >> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Sushmita Jha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> in my childhood in Santiniketan, there used to be a tree which dropped >>> small disc-like hard red seeds. If I recall correctly, the tree resembled a >>> rain tree. Could anyone please help me with the name? >>> >>> There is another small longish red seed with a black eye - which often >>> used to be used as a weight by goldsmiths. Would appreciate knowing the name >>> of this too. >>> >>> Since I have no idea of the names, I dont know how to search for them. >>> >>> Many thanks - and Happy Diwali to all. >>> Sushmita Jha >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Anand Kumar Bhatt >> A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road >> Gwalior. 474 005. >> Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. >> > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
