Gurcharan ji ... there seems to be inadvertent mention of timber in context of Karvi plant (*Carvia callosa*). Regards.
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Rashida ji > Hearing about this plant for the first time. Here are some details I fished > out > > Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. (syn: Strobilanthus callosus Nees) > > Mar: Karvi, Karoi > Guj: Pandadi > > Timber used for ship building. Kernels possess almons-like odour and yield > a fatty oil which is edible. > > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Rashida Atthar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The Carvia callosa -Karvis had mass bloomed in the year 2008 in the forest >> of Mumbai and now every monsoon we see the plants getting hydrated and >> coming up to disappear again. What is unusual is the spittle bug seen near >> the new leaves on several of these plants today at the southern end of the >> national park in Mumbai. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froghopper >> >> >> regards, >> Rashida. >> > > > >
