Yes, this is Putranjiva roxburghii, usually cultivated everywhere. Recently an ayurvedic drug has been discovered from the seeds of the plant which is claimed to be an infertility drug or very effective in producing a male child, as per reports published in newspapers. The fruits are made into garlands and worn on children to drive away all evil. The name Putranjiva is derived from this belief, coined by Nathaniel Wallich in 1826. Tapas.
On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 9:34 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: M Swamy <[email protected]> > Date: 7 August 2015 at 18:30 > Subject: Re: Need id assistance of JNU Campus plant 150415SP1-2 > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > Could be. Send better photographs for proper ID. > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 5:40 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> efi page on Putranjiva roxburghii >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/po/putranjivaceae/putranjiva/drypetes-roxburghii> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Subhasis Panda <[email protected]> >> Date: 4 August 2015 at 07:14 >> Subject: Need id assistance of JNU Campus plant 150415SP1-2 >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]>, "J.M. Garg" < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> Dear all >> I need id assistance of following 2 images belonging to Putranjiva? >> collected from JNU New Campus forest >> Date: 15/04/2015 >> Locality:JNU New Campus, New Delhi >> Habit: Tree upto 5 m tall >> >> Regards >> Dr. S. Panda >> Darjeeling >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of >> Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of > Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
