Hi Yazdy, Wonderful information. Just a question: where did you meet the Jane Kurba? Janaki Turaga
On 7/26/09, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Prashant, > Thank you so much for letting us know about the name of this mushroom. > The one in the picture must be two days old. > I had seen the first one in the company of a Jane Kurba (tribe) old > man, many years ago as a young boy. It was so attractive with rainbow > like rings round it. It was fully open like an unbrella. I wished to > pick it when the old kurba pushed me aside stating that it is deadly > poisonous and as such they call it Kaal Kuppa. The tribals state that > anyone touching it with his foot risks the possibility of losing his > leg. > I am not sure it was a pure coincidence that somebody got gangrene on > his foot or the mushroom is really poisonous. I have seen quite a few > of these tribals with gangrenous foot. I have come across young men > sreaming in pain due to such foot ailments. > Regards > Yazdy Palia. > On 7/26/09, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > > > Came across a very interesting mushroom. This is called as "Netted > Mushroom > > or Ladies Skirt". Sc.name: *Dictyophora indusiata*. This was photographed > > yesterday at CBD hills, Navi Mumbai. > > > > best wishes > > Prashant.. > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
