Like oleander (Nerium), all parts, especially the seeds, are toxic as well. Handle with care.
Regards-- Ken. ________________________________ From: tanay bose <[email protected]> To: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> Cc: Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]>; efloraofindia <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, August 28, 2010 5:09:14 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:45816] Tree for ID-1 Thevetia peruviana in Bengali we call it KOLKE FUL Tanay On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: Thevetia peruviana >Pankaj > > >On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya ><[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi >> what tree is this? >> its common in my locality in Kolkata. >> posting the pics of both flowers and fruits. >> pinkish and white varieties of flowers are also seen. >> a white latex is exuded when a twig is broken. >> >> regards >> Shantanu : ) > > > > >-- >*********************************************** >"TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > >Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >Research Associate >Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >Department of Habitat Ecology >Wildlife Institute of India >Post Box # 18 >Dehradun - 248001, India > -- 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
