Gurcharan Ji, Garg Ji, Vijayasankar Ji, Somehow the buds in my pictures are not matching with either of the names suggested. This could be something else? Can we have a relook? Regards, Aarti
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 5:56 AM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Vijayasankar ji for alert. I now remember these fruits when we > visited Shasta Caverns in 2008. I think I have both. I am uploading both > for your validation. I have checked Japson Flora. Both are recorded from > California > > > http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=ucjeps&enlarge=0000+0000+0901+0086 > > > http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=ucjeps&enlarge=0000+0000+0905+1342 > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 1:43 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Aarti ji and Gurcharan ji, you both are correct in a way or other! >> >> It is *Umbellularia californica *(californian bay laurel) often mistaken >> for and/or adulterated to the Mediterranean or Sweet bay laurel, Laurus >> nobilis. This plant (U. californica) is used in the same was as L. nobilis >> but it causes severe headache in some people who are allergic to it. >> Umbellulone is the compound responsible for this allergic action present in >> the leaves of U. californica. >> >> Please check this article for more details >> http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf4052682 >> >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Gurcharan Ji, >>> Thanks for the id. >>> Regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Laurus nobilis >>>> >>>> >>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Laurus$20nobilis/indiantreepix/I_89hvx-f70/ol-NcCHkxzwJ >>>> >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Seen in the premises of a school in Fremont on 28th Sept,14. >>>>> Is it Umbellularia californica of Lauraceae? >>>>> Medium tree. >>>>> Aarti >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAJ6xDqZ8GhjdMu_jv-he61B8XKyy7RLY7fXj0sGG8m7%3DJUe64A%40mail.gmail.com.

