Thanks Sir for this interesting plant...
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]>wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nambiyath Balakrishnan <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:08 PM > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:173514] Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia > lathyris from Kashmir-GS-33 > To: Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> > > > Yes it is Euphorbia lathyris L., disjunctly distributed in Kashmir and > Darjeeling in E.Himalaya. The seeds contain about 50 % oil, called > Euphorbia oil, used for making soaps. > N.P.Balakrishnan, 7 Nov. 2013 > > > On 7 November 2013 11:28, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:16 AM >> Subject: [efloraofindia:173514] Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia >> lathyris from Kashmir-GS-33 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> *Euphorbia lathyris* L., Sp. pl. 1:457. 1753 "*E. lathyrus*" (corr. >> Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1048. 1759 & Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:655. 1762) >> syn: *Euphorbia lathyrus* L., orth. var. >> >> Though the plant is highly posonous and an invasive weed, is often sold >> by nurseries to repel moles. Often grown in pots but may soon become self >> sown It is used in folk medicine as a poison, antiseptic, and >> a purgative. It is used as a folk remedy for cancer, corns, and warts. >> >> Common names: caper spurge, gopherplant, moleplant >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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.
