Thanks, Nancy ji, for the details. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Nancy Seby <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 16 Sept 2024 at 07:34 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:469941] Re: Plant for ID: Kerala: August 30, 2024 To: eFloraofIndia <[email protected]>
Thank you very much, Mr. Manoj and Mr. Garg. That's a beautiful explanation:) We used to apply them to our eyes as kids. And now, I was thinking that it was stupid to apply random grass to the eyes. Good to know that there was some science behind it. Warm regards Nancy On Saturday 14 September 2024 at 16:46:52 UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: > Thanks a lot, Manoj ji > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Manoj Chandran > Date: Sat, 14 Sept 2024 at 13:40 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:469491] Re: Plant for ID: Kerala: August 30, > 2024 > To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > Such nodal adventitious roots with dense liquid drops at the tips are > found in a few species of grasses growing on mud walls in Kerala and many > other places in high rainfall areas in the west coast of India. The grass > in this picture is Ischaemum ciliare. > These drops are called 'Pullenna' meaning 'grass oil' in Malayalam and are > also applied to eyes and believed to brighten vision. I am not sure whether > these are water trapped by the root hairs at the tip of these adventitious > roots or whether they are a result of guttation of plant sap exuded from > the root hairs. > > On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 12:09 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Nancy ji >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Nancy Seby <[email protected]> >> Date: Fri, 6 Sept 2024 at 10:21 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:469491] Re: Plant for ID: Kerala: August 30, 2024 >> To: eFloraofIndia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Sorry I forgot to attach images to my previous mail. >> >> >> On Friday 6 September 2024 at 10:20:58 UTC+5:30 Nancy Seby wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Please help ID this plant - it is a species of grass that only grows >>> 10-20 cm tall. >>> >>> The specialty is that they have long white strands growing from the >>> nodes. And these strands will retain water almost like a jelly. >>> >>> Photograph was taken in Kerala, Ernakulam district in August. When it is >>> not raining, the white strands will be dry. >>> >>> Regards >>> Nancy Seby >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "eFloraofIndia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/4b2f14b4-6a70-4ee6-97a7-991858a5b421n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/4b2f14b4-6a70-4ee6-97a7-991858a5b421n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/40e65c80-5731-4e07-9517-d16b7b1ab742n%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/40e65c80-5731-4e07-9517-d16b7b1ab742n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFBrT6P__8wuCeruTHuxvuFrouZnLbsR1q1D5dnkcO9dSQ%40mail.gmail.com.
