Correct. T. Chakrabarty
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:31 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Ricinus%20-%20Castor%20Bean%20Tree%20-%20Amanakku/Castor%20Bean%20Tree%20-%20Amanakku.html > > The castor bean plant, an erect, tropical shrub or small tree, grows up to > 30 feet tall. As an annual in the cooler zones, it grows up to 15' tall. It > is a very fast growing plant. The joints of the hollow stem, stalks and > leaves are reddish to purple. The 6 - 11 lobed, palmate leaves with uneven > serrated edge, are also red or colored and often have a blue-gray bloom. > There is also a green variety. The flat seeds are in a seedpod that > explodes when ripen. All the top of the stem and stalks are the > inflorescence with the male - and female flowers. The female flowers are > the fuzzy red structures at the top of the flower spike with the male > flowers positioned on the lower half, and have conspicuous yellow anthers > The oblong fruit turns brown when ripe. In each seed pod (a capsule) there > are three seeds. The seeds of castor bean or castor oil plant, are very > poisonous to people, animals and insects; just one milligram of ricin (one > of the main toxic proteins in the plant) can kill an adult. The castor oil > is extracted from the beans, which is used for medicinal purposes. > Commercially prepared castor oil contains none of the toxin. > > Raman > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
