Gargji and Pravir who submitted this case... I have been wondering about this bulb, first rejected the case as no data in no data out kind of case ... but it lingered in my consciousness ... more as a a challenge.. since ....Deep in the recesses of memory it said its the gout medicine bulb... very poisonous.
itching is common when crystals are readily available to effect skin... such as in roots/fingers of Gloriosa lily and autumn crocus... COLCHICINE is the culprit... But the member who submitted this gave no other information... was it looked for by him or was it accidental discovery or did some local farmer or laborer or a student bring it to his attention ???? was someone poisoned??? ...such details are important ...to know and must accompany the case when submitted ... Then it would not have perhaps languished in unknown territory for seven days...!!!!! Back to my memory bank and question arose: would it grow in Rajasthan a desert state? googling got me the answers to my memory recesses and the desert question Its most likely the Autum crocus or meadow saffron... flowers lack the magenta stigma of true saffron crocus flowers. *This is most likely Colchicum autumanle or Colchicum lueum ....family Colchicaceae of Liliales order.* *c. autumnale is found in Eur-asian regions...* *the bulb referred to in old vernacular Ayurvedic books is Colchicum luteum..* Ancients knew of it, to use as a herbal remedy for gout... and even the bible has a quote about it... *I quote ...* The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. Isaiah 35:1-2 - * "" end quote <http://www.gardenindelight.com/blooming-deserts/#sthash.If6SC1UD.dpuf>* *and Ayurveda calls it Hiranyatuttha see book * <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=njLtCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=colchicum+autumnale++indian+name&source=bl&ots=dFJO3hfe-k&sig=1cSPulRXxgiAH-0Kbdg_yqzfOSk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjyeGT9_3KAhUUVo4KHf2-DXMQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=colchicum%20autumnale%20%20indian%20name&f=false>Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other ... <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=njLtCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=colchicum+autumnale++indian+name&source=bl&ots=dFJO3hfe-k&sig=1cSPulRXxgiAH-0Kbdg_yqzfOSk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjyeGT9_3KAhUUVo4KHf2-DXMQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=colchicum%20autumnale%20%20indian%20name&f=false>* by CP Khare * <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=njLtCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=colchicum+autumnale++indian+name&source=bl&ots=dFJO3hfe-k&sig=1cSPulRXxgiAH-0Kbdg_yqzfOSk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjyeGT9_3KAhUUVo4KHf2-DXMQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=colchicum%20autumnale%20%20indian%20name&f=false> *i need to run, cant type up the vernacular books names citations etc etc etc ... you have to search yourself...* very toxic, behaving as arsenic and other toxins, no known antidote per wikipedia. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchicum_autumnale> Hope this helps Usha di ===== On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 11:27 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > it may be bulb of Drimia spp > regards > Darshan Koakte > > Drimia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/asparagaceae/drimia> > species > so far in efi > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Pravir Deshmukh <[email protected]> > Date: 10 February 2016 at 17:31 > Subject: [efloraofindia:239466] Allium species from Rajasthan > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Member, > > Please help in identification of *Allium *species collected from the > Rajasthan. > > The Bulb is having itching effect if comes in contact to human body. > > Location: Radiyawas, Rajasthan (60 km from the Ajmer) > Area : Forest are having scrubby vegetation. > > Habitat: Hill Slopes with low soil depth > > Thanks and Regards > -- > प्रविर कृष्णराव देशमुख > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > 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). > > 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). 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