Ratti is Abrus precatorius. Rakta Chandan is Adenenthera microsperma. akbhatt
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Mahendra Prasad < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The small disc-ed hard red seeds could be seeds of Rakta Chandan, about > 8 mm dia like a flying saucer. Trees can be seen between GPO & Fairlee Place > in Kolkata. In season, the road is strewn with these red seeds. The 2nd seed > probably is the well-known Ratti, a creeper ), as observed by Anand ji. The > seeds were used by goldsmiths in olden days as a measure of weight. 12 ( I > think ) Rattis were equal to 1 Masha, 6 ( again not sure ) Mashas were > equal to 1 Tola ( which is about 11.7 gm ). ( I am forgetting what we > studied in class 4 Arithmetics. ) The Rattis, minature egg-shaped, brilliant > scarlet red with a large black spot having a small white dot, are > eye-catching, specially if seen in the jungle. I have come across both the > rare white & black varieties also. Ratti is Indian Licorice ( not sure ) > botanical name Abrus sps( not sure ). Can give botanical names of both both > seeds later. > > --- On *Mon, 27/10/08, Sushmita Jha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Sushmita Jha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:5563] Please help > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 27 October, 2008, 8:40 PM > > 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 > > ------------------------------ > Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Get before others grab. > > > <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_dbid_1/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address> > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
