Its my pleasure. Thanks all. Dr. Rawat you put very interesting note on this plant.
Thanks, Sukla ------------------------------------------------ Sukla Chanda, PhD Science & Education, The Field Museum, Chicago IL. On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:44 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you for showing this narcotic plant. It is believed that 'Coca' > plant has made more addicts than any other single species in the world. The > leaves contain Cocaine, tropacocaine, cinnamylcocaine, truxillines and > benzoylecgonine alkaloids which are narcotic materials and strongly habit > forming. Interestingly, 'Cola' leaves are also used in flavourings of many > soft drinks BUT ONLY AFTER THESE ARE DEALKALOIDISED (alkaloids removed). > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > On Friday, February 28, 2014 10:36:09 AM UTC+5:30, Sukla Chanda wrote: >> >> >> *Erythroxylum coca Lam. (Erythroxylaceae)* >> >> It is an exotic (to India), cultivated coca plant native to western South >> America. Shrub, 2-3 m high, the branches are straight, and the leaves, >> which have a green tint, are thin, opaque, oval, and taper at the >> extremities. A marked characteristic of the leaf is an areolated portion >> bounded by two longitudinal curved lines, one line on each side of the >> midrib, and more conspicuous on the under face of the leaf. The flowers are >> small, and disposed in clusters on short stalks; the corolla is composed of >> five yellowish-white petals; anther heart-shaped; pistil consists of three >> carpels united to form a three-chambered ovary. The flowers mature into red >> berries. >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> Sukla >> ------------------------------------------------ >> Sukla Chanda, PhD >> Science & Education, >> The Field Museum, Chicago IL. >> > -- > 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.
