Dear Putturaju ji: Very nice pictures.... This weekend (April 2011) I found and photographed one,,, still green, not ready to open. I will have to go back and see if I can catch it as it gets ready to open and disperse its babies... Usha di.
On Apr 9, 8:24 pm, PUTTARAJU K <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > Pl find attached Riped Calotropis gigantea* (Asclepiadaceae > family*).Photographed by me during August 2009 in Kaiga. (Ready for > dispersion stage 1,2,3,4&5) . It's bark & root are used as medicine for > dysentry, its tincture of leaves are used for curing fever, it's latex which > is highly poisonous is used as purgative. Also when thorn entered to foot > after removing the thorn its milk applied to reduce the pain. > > -- > With Regards, > PUTTARAJU K, > SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, > KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT, > POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT, > KARNATAKA -581400 > MOB : 9448999150 > EMAIL : [email protected] > [email protected] > > 18072008 398.jpg > 107KViewDownload > > 18072008 397 -F1.jpg > 457KViewDownload > > 18072008 373 -F1.jpg > 467KViewDownload > > 18072008 378 -F1.jpg > 442KViewDownload > > 18072008 409 - F1.jpg > 414KViewDownload
