Thanks for sharing Prasad ji. In Orissa, it is added as primary ingredient in over 300 Traditional Formulations. Very important for Tantriks also and the Healers of Niyamgiri Hills have hundreds of interesting stories about this Indrajal. There are many interesting local names for it from Jhant Phutu to Lingi Phutu. Jhant means pubic hairs.
Unable to find the link but if I am not wrong, this species is already in EFL database. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 9:32 PM, prasad dash <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear members sharing the photograph of Phallus (Synonym Dictyophora) > taken from from Ranpur > > Name of the species: Phallus indusiatus > > Local name: Indrajal fungus > > Family: Phallaceae > > Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagar, Orissa > > Habit: Shrub > > Habitat: Wild, under Semi-evergreen forests > > Altitude: 400 to 600 m above msl > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Prasad > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: [email protected] > ph. 09437444241 >
