Thank you Balkar Sir and Gurcharan Sir for sharing photos and info. respectively. Even in Garhwal Himalayas also it is commonly known as 'Ban-Kakari' and here to people consider fruits edible. Have come across this species in wild in Har-ki-Dun and few more places in Uttarkashi district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
Regards Ninad On Aug 20, 3:07 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > And yes, you can eat them too. Incidentally they call it Bankakri in Punjab > and Banwangan (wangan in brinjal) in Kashmiri. More popularly known as Papri > or papra. Drug Podophyllum Resin or Podophyllin, commonly used as > purgative> Recently its anticancerous properties have been discovered. > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Very nice pics Balkar sir, thanks for sharing, never seen so many > > apple in one go!!! > > Pankaj > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear All > > > P hexandrum from Devvan Chakarata > > > > Regards > > > > -- > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > > Haryana-132103 > > > 09416262964 > >
