Dear all, Yes, it is called *'Gella' 'गेळा' *or* 'Gellphall' 'गेळफळ' *in Marathi.
Regards, ~Swagat 9223217568 / 9422317979 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/4/1 Neil Soares <[email protected]> > Hi Raghu, > It is now called Catunaregam spinosa [Randia dumetorum / Randia spinosa]. > The local name is Ghela. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Thu, 4/1/10, tanay bose <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: tanay bose <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:31299] Manga Kai / Kaare kai - used to lure > fish on the water surface > To: "raghu ananth" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 7:11 PM > > > Dear raghu ji, > Thank you for sharing this fact with us ..... i did not knew about this > previously !! thankyou. > Regards > Tanay > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:49 PM, raghu ananth > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Common emetic Nut >> Telugu: Manga Kai (Chettu ), >> Kannada: Kare fruit, used to lure fish on the water surface >> Tamil: Madu Karei >> Marati Mainhpur >> Habitat: Eastern ghats - foot hills, >> Botanical: Randai spinosa, Family: Rubiaceae (As per forest flora of >> andhra pradesh*)* >> * >> * >> * >> http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff0882.htm >> * >> >> >> Mamandur, near tirupati, ( Recall -*Mamandur man eater* by *Kenneth >> Anderson* , a pioneer of wildlife conservation in southern India, h >> ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Anderson_(writer)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Anderson_(writer)> >> ) >> Andhra Pradesh, 27 Mar 2010, >> >> */* On fishing practices using kaare fruit, near sakaleshpur and kukke, >> Karnataka* >> * >> * >> *In the Western Ghats, during summer, the river water starts to recede >> and in some of the shallow pools beneath rocks and crevices many kinds of >> fishes still struggle to survive - waiting for the next monsoon. * >> * >> * >> *People have learnt to to catch these fishes. Kaare fruits are properly >> beaten up with the help of stones and the mix is left to soak in the pool >> waters till it comes to a rich foam. After about five minutes, the fishes >> turn up on the surface belly-up. People then catch and take them home for a >> feast.* >> * >> * >> *In Mamandur, two of the senior forest officials, when asked, explained >> "Before the wild life protection act -1979 came into practice, when they >> tried the above in a shallow pool, a large sized python came belly-up onto >> the surface and managed to escape into the forest ! * >> * >> * >> *Wonder what reaction this fruit causes on fishes - probably induces a >> severe itching or perhaps the poison reduces oxygen, makes it difficult for >> them to breathe. * >> * >> * >> *These days fish, frog habitats are under severe threat from human >> activities - over fishing, dams, pesticides etc* >> * >> * >> *Regards* >> *Raghu* >> >> *"There's no place like the wilds for peace and contentment" * >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! >> Homepage<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/> >> . >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" 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. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" 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. > -- 'I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.' - Helen Keller -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.
