Dear Gurcharan ji, Prasad ji & Muthu ji, Thanks for the id and additional information on this white variety of Gunj. It was interesting to know the seeds are poisonous...didn't have an idea before. Regards, Aarti
On 5/5/11, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes just found out even white variety is poisonous > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15987020 > > <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15987020> > -- > 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 6:47 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Muthu ji >> In spite of being highly poisonous the seeds had been used for weights >> (Rati), and also for making rosaries. The seeds are not dangerous as long >> as >> the hard seedcoat is intact, but especially when they are drilled to be >> used >> in rosaries they are highly dangerous and can be fatal if ingested. >> >> >> -- >> 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 4:17 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> <singh...@gmail.com>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 >>>> <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> *Abrus precatorius* (white seeded) >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> prasad >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Aarti S. Khale >>>>> <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>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: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> >
