Thank you Sir, for the intreresting infomation. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:08 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks, Dinesh ji, > > Some extracts from Wikipedia link: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryota_urens > > *Caryota urens* is a species <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species> of > flowering > plant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant> in the > palm<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaceae>family from Sri > Lanka <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka>, > Myanmar<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar>, > and India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India> where they grow in fields > and rain-forest clearings. The epithet *urens* is > Latin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin>for 'stinging' alluding to the > chemicals in the fruit. They are commonly > called *solitary fishtail palm*, *toddy palm*, *wine palm* or *jaggery > palm*. According to Monier-Williams, it is called *moha-karin* ("delusion > maker") in Sanskrit. This species is solitary-trunked to 12 meters in height > and 30 cm wide. Widely-spaced leaf-scar rings cover the gray trunks which > culminate in a 6 m wide, 6 m tall leaf crown. The bipinnate > leaves<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaves>are triangular in shape, bright to > deep green, 3.5 m long, and held on 60 cm > long petioles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_(botany)>. The > obdeltoid pinnae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnae> are 30 cm long with > a pointed edge and a jagged edge (hence, jaggery palm). The 3 m long > inflorescences <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflorescences> emerge at > each leaf node, from top to bottom, producing pendent clusters of white, > unisexual flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers>. The > fruit<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit>matures to a round, 1 cm > drupe <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupe>, red in color with one > seed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed>. > Like all *Caryotas <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryotas>*, the fruit > contains oxalic acid <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid>, a skin > and membrane irritant. As these plants are > monocarpic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocarpic>, > the completion of the flower and fruiting process results in the death of > the tree. > > This species is called *kithul* in Sri > Lanka<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka>. > It is the source of kithul treacle, a liquid > jaggery<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery> > .[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryota_urens#cite_note-0> > Other good links: http://www.floridata.com/ref/C/cary_ure.cfm (details), > http://ayurvedicmedicinalplants.com/plants/6553.html (desc. with a pic.), > http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/photos/Species/caryota_urens.htm (a few > pictures). > > > > 2009/1/14 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > > ... *Caryota urens* ... fishtail palm, jaggery palm, toddy palm, wine >> palm >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Rajesh Sachdev >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Where is the attachment. >>>> >>>> On 1/14/09, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Friends >>>> > >>>> > This tree I saw on Coorg mountains many places. >>>> > Please ID >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > With Warm Regards, >>>> > >>>> > THIRU >>>> > (E.Thiruvengadam) >>>> > >>>> > Mobile 9987886892 >>>> > >>>> > Wildlife Activist & Photographer >>>> Mumbai, India. >>>> http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/wild_mumbai/ >>>> www.rajesh-sachdev.blogspot.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With Warm Regards, >>> >>> THIRU >>> (E.Thiruvengadam) >>> >>> Mobile 9987886892 >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > -- > 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 > > -- With Warm Regards, THIRU (E.Thiruvengadam) Mobile 9987886892 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
