Thank you for bringing into focus the point that not all plants are poisonous to all living beings and that some parts are not poisonous to some living beings! Incredible diversity and tolerance! Kind Regards Janaki Turaga
On 12/13/09, C KUNHIKANNAN <[email protected]> wrote: > > As my knowledge goes the poisonous plants are not poisonous to every animal > in same manner. Neem has insecticidal properties. but there are several > insects larvae feeds on neem leaves. Calotropis procera / C. gigantea are > poisonous but certain caterpillers feeds on the leaves. I think the seeds of > *Thevetia peruviana* are poisonous, but fruit pulp is not poisonous. White > eye may be relishing only the fruit pulp. similarly Cerbera odolam a member > of same family (Apocynaceae) produce very poisonous fruits, some times > people use this for suicide, but leaves are used as fodder. > Kunhikannan > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 11:05 AM, JANAKI TURAGA > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> HI all, >> Would appreciate any inputs on this. >> My question is are there any antidotes available as natural antidotes to >> Yellow Oleander tree *Thevetia peruviana* which are commonly available >> as food source to birds-such as Oriental White Eyes and Asian Koels? >> And has any member observed any other birds/animals feeding on the >> flowers, fruit and nectar of Yellow Oleander tree other than Oriental White >> Eyes, Asian Koels and Purple Sunbirds? >> Kind Regards >> Janaki Turaga >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> >> Date: Dec 9, 2009 6:04 AM >> Subject: Oriental White Eye and Yellow Oleander >> To: [email protected], [email protected] >> >> >> Hi all, >> I saw a flock of Oriental White Eyes (approximately 10) (just like as >> described by Salim Ali!), flitting amongst avenue trees of acacia and Yellow >> Oleander. Few Oriental White Eyes were surprisingly (for me at least) >> feasting on the poisonous fruits of the Yellow Oleander Tree. I thought this >> was unusual and I have not seen any bitten/half eaten fruit of the Yellow >> Oleander tree ever, until yesterday. It also raised the question of how do >> the birds neutralise the poison in the fruits, and whether there are natural >> antidotes for these poisonous fruits. It was evident that the fruits are >> consumed by Oriental White Eyes- at the very least, as seen in the littering >> of half eaten fruits beneath the tree. The half eaten fruit litter was very >> like that of parakeets' feast of guava fruits in the orchard! >> I must mention that I have seen Purple Sunbirds feed on the nectar of >> these flowers! Since all parts of the plant are poisonous, what about the >> nectar, would that be poisonous too? >> Afraid the file size is big and has exceeded the limit! Also the picture >> quality-this was the best that was possible. >> Would appreciate any feedback on this. >> Camera: Canon Digital Elph SD 600, Auto image correction in Canon Software >> Kind Regards >> Janaki Turaga >> >> -- >> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Dr. C.Kunhikannan, > Division of Biodiversity, > Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, > Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, > Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu. > -- 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
