Thanks Shubhada ji Very good information. The Marathi name of both the species is same ....Gunj.(The tree variety is often called as Ratangunj) I don't think any body should object such discussions. Regards Satish
2009/10/12 shubhada nikharge <[email protected]> > Satish ji, > beautiful pics. > > Here is some interesting info about the seeds of Adenanthera pavonina from > the book 'Trees of Mumbai' by Mr. Almeida and Mr. Chaturvedi. > "In old days, the seeds were used as weights by jewellers in Arebia (Aden) > . Each seed roughly weighs 0.26 gm. The seeds are toxic to humans/animals. > But, if the seed is eaten unbroken, it does not get digested and and is > expelled without causing any harm to the consumer. > The seeds are twice as heavy as 'Gunj' or 'crab's eye' ( Arbus precatorius) > seeds." > > > Gunj or Crab's eye ( Arbus precatorius) is a twiner from the family > Fabaceae. > i have uploaded pics of Gunj' ( Arbus precatorius) seeds. These seeds also > when the external coat is removed are toxic and if swallowed can be > fatal. > > Garg ji, > i am aware i should not mix two diff. plants in the same email. But i > wanted to highlight the similarity in seeds of both plants. so i changed the > subject of the mail. is it correct or should i write a separate mail ? > > cheers, > shubhada > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > *To:* indiantreepix Indian <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sat, 10 October, 2009 4:32:12 PM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:20615] Adenanthera pavonina > > *Adenanthera pavonina* > Indian Native tree with Medicinal properties. > Family: Mimosaceae. > Ratangunj. > Ferguson Road Pune 10 Oct 2009. > Dr Satish Phadke > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > Yahoo! India has a new look. Take a sneak > peek<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_metro_2/*http://in.yahoo.com/trynew> > . > -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
