Dear Pankaj, I am confused between Aesculus indica and A. assamica. Can u pl throw some light on it??
Regards, Ritesh. On Oct 15, 8:06 pm, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > The fruits looks like chikoo and watery on surface. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > If it is the same plant then I dont think it should be edible as the fruits > > of one of the species of Aesculus (Aesculus hippocastanum) are considered > > to be poisonous for horse. Its called HORSE CHEST NUT. Used > > in poisoning horse food. > > Pankaj > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:28 PM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Pankaj ji, are the fruits edible? I have seen the fruits sold by tribals > >> near Dombivli railway station. > > >> Regards, > > >> Mani. > > >> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Pankaj Kumar > >> <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >>> *Aesculus indica.* > >>> *Pankaj* > >>> * > >>> * > >>> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 6:52 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. > > >>>> Earlier relevant feedback: > >>>> *“Is it from is from Anacardiaceae? > >>>> *regards, > >>>> Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune” > > >>>> *“Aesculus by any chance? Family Sapindaceae. > >>>> *Pankaj” > > >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>>> From: raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> > >>>> Date: 8 August 2010 11:13 > >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:43738] Fruiting tree for ID from Jaipur forest | > >>>> 08Aug10AR01 > >>>> To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > > >>>> Leaf size 30cms approx > >>>> Petiole -40cms > >>>> Leaf edge entire > >>>> Palmate - 7 leaves > > >>>> Date/Time : > > >>>> 18/Jul/2010 10.49AM > > >>>> Location- Place, altitude and GPS: > > >>>> Joypur (Jaipur) forests, Naharkatia, 75 kms from Dibrugarh, Assam, > > >>>> Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: > > >>>> Wild, Sub tropical wet evergreen forests. > > >>>> Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: > > >>>> Tree, > > >>>> Height/length: > > >>>> 15 feet approx, > > >>>> Leaves-type/shape/size: > > >>>> /Green color/Acuminate/ > > >>>> Leaf size 30cms approx > >>>> Petiole -40cms > >>>> Leaf edge entire > >>>> Palmate - 7 leaves > > >>>> Inflorescence type /size: > > >>>> - > > >>>> Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: > > >>>> No flowers > > >>>> Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: > > >>>> Spherical/brown/7-10cmscms > > >>>> Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on: > > >>>> - We could see three such trees. > > >>>> - This is a low light photograph on a rainy day > > >>>> Regards > >>>> Raghu > > >>>> -- > >>>> With regards, > >>>> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > >>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species > >>>> * & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > >>>> alphabetically & place-wise): > >>>>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > >>>> them for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each > >>>> image. > >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian > >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > >>>>http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1400 members > >>>> & 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 species on > >>>> 31/8/10) > > >>> -- > >>> *********************************************** > >>> "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 > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
