Really nice close up Sir ji tanay On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Phytolacca acinosa from Kashmir, common at altitudes above 2000 m in grazed > areas, roadsides. Photographed from Pahalgam on June 20, 2010. > > Common names: > English:India pokeweed, Indian poke, Sweet belladona > Chinese: Shaug lu > Hindi: Matazor, Sarangum > Kashmir: Lubar sag > Punjab: Lubar, Rinsag > Kamaon: Jarak, Jirrag > Assam: Jaiong > > Young leaves and twigs cooked as vegetable, but should be carefully used as > plant can be easily mistaken with Atropa belladona whose consumption can > causeserious food poisoning (plants of Phytolacca are taller with larger and > broader leaves; inflorescence totally different; narcotic, but effect > destroyed on boiling; roots and leaves are often mixed in consignments of > Atropa accidently/unknowingly or purposely. > > > > > -- > 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/ > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
