Thanks for the pictures and info, Mani ji. Yes indeed the use of the stem by tribals is quite interesting and widespread.
regards, Rashida. On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:29 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice and informative dicussion sorry i missed it > tanay > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 10:25 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all >> >> I have taken some photos of the flowers during its mass flowering in 2008 >> at Yewoor forest, Thane. I am sending the same. Each year the plant >> comes alive with the advent of Monsoon,and once the rains are over, what is >> left behind is dry and dead-looking stems.This pattern repeats itself for >> seven years. In the eighth year, the plant explodes into mass flowering. The >> dried stem is used by the tribals to make the tatched wall and roofs of >> their houses. The sticks are covered with gobar and dried to make the >> tatched wall. I have seen many tribal houses with walls made with carvy >> stems at Rajmachi. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani Nair. >> >> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Yes Dinesh ji >>> Sorry, I copied information for the next plant Caryocar nuciferum >>> (Butter-nut, Souri-nut). >>> The common names, however, pertained to Carvia only. Here is the intended >>> information: >>> >>> Bark emollient; flowers vulnerary. Source of lime pulps for cheap >>> wrapping papers. Good source of honey. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> 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/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > > >
