Thanks Satishji. This is a very common plant in Orissa, and it is found up to an elevation of 200 to 800 m above msl in dryer parts of Orissa. One of the ecological aspect of this species is it is resistant to fire as i found this in almost all fire prone forest patches in Orissa.
Regards Prasad On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > Nice catch. Not heard of by me in Maharashtra. > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:20 PM, prasad dash > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear members sharing the pictures of *Soymida* *febrifuga *of Meliaceae >> which I had taken from Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa >> >> Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh >> Altitude: 320 m above msl >> Habit: Tree >> Habitat: Dry deciduous forest >> Local name: Rohini >> >> Uses: The bark is used to treat chronic Jundice along with other plant >> parts. >> >> Regards >> >> Prasad >> >> -- >> Prasad Kumar Dash >> Ecologist, Orissa, India >> email: [email protected] >> ph. 09437444241 >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
