I agree Usha di, The seeds are picked up by the local people which are said to have antidiabetic property. I checked with the local market (dealers of raw Ayurvedic medicine) in Kolkata and found that they are selling them at very high price. And nothing special to be mentioned about the timber.
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 10:33 PM, tsp kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice to know that Ushaji....its a popular avenue tree,said to be > introduced in the eighteenth century in India. > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 10:29 PM, Ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> very nice >> >> we have many on the streets and in KolBotG in shibpur there is a whole >> avenue of them... in proper season their seeds float down with the wind. >> >> usha di >> >> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 9:43 PM, tsp kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear friends, >>> >>> >>> >>> It is my pleasure to share few images of *Swietenia mahagoni * ( >>> Meliaceae ) >>> >>> >>> Ref: >>> http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=2889&cat=1 >>> >>> >>> >>> Habit: Deciduous tree >>> >>> >>> >>> Habitat:Cultivated >>> >>> >>> >>> Sighting:Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1000 msl >>> >>> >>> >>> Date:26-05-2014,19-06-2014 and 24-03-2015 >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks and regards >>> >>> tspkumar >>> >>> Deputy Conservator of Forests >>> >>> Working Plan >>> >>> Chikmagalur >>> >>> Ph:988057158 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *“We have not inherited this planet from our forefathers, we have >>> borrowed it from our children”-An American proverb* >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> > > -- > 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.
