Also I have seen green (with white) seeds of this. Is mutation responsible for this production of varied colored seeds or any cross-over? I never knew this plant is poisonous.
In Tamil, it is called 'Pilliyar kannu' which transliterates into 'Eye of L.Ganesha'; used for pressing eyes in clay idols. On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice to know that this plant also produces white seeds. Are they equally > poisonous. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:09 PM, prasad dash <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Abrus precatorius* (white seeded) >> >> Regards >> >> prasad >> >> >> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Taken at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai, Maharashtra. >>> Flowers photographed on 20th Dec,2007, pods on 9th April,2011. >>> The leaves are edible, used in Supari mixture. >>> The seeds are white...unlike the other two which are red. >>> Flowers are also white in color. >>> Aarti >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Prasad Kumar Dash >> Ecologist, Orissa, India >> email: [email protected] >> ph. 09437444241 >> > > > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
