Highly poisonous we call it RATTI in bengali Tanay On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote:
> I am quoting the Pankaj ji's message posted few days back > > "All plants needs to be handled with care. Even a simple plant like > Taraxacum can cause death, Gloriosa is a big deal. > I remember reading one news somewhere. A person died while preparing > string of beads using Abrus precatorius seeds. He was making holes in > the seed using a needle. The needle must have come out from the other > side of the seed and punctured his skin reaching the blood vessels > underneath. > Pankaj " > > So please be aware of ------not Abrus but (also) needle. ;) > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Pankaj Ji >> We'll try our Best to avoid this type of mistake (young seeds on palm) >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > -- *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 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]

