Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please as Tragia involucrata
On Thursday, 4 February 2010 20:51:30 UTC+5:30, figtree wrote: > > This is a stinging nettle, commonly known in Bengali - Bichhuti and > Bichhu booti in Hindi. This is Tragia involucrata, belonging to > Euphorbiaceae. There is another plant of same name- Urtica dioica of > Urticaceae. The latter can be found mainly in the sub-himalayan tracts > and also in the Himalayas in the temperate zone. > In our folk tales plants have have affectionate relationship with > mankind. Bichhati is perhaps the only exception. It is referred to as > wicked daughter of an influential minister, and appropriately so .- > Midnapore, Jan. 2010 > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
