Additional information from PROTA base Oudhia, P., 2007. *Caesalpinia bonduc* (L.) Roxb. In: Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors). Prota 11(1): Medicinal plants/Plantes médicinales 1. [CD-Rom]. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands.
http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Caesalpinia%20bonduc_En.htm regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Devi <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Vijay'ji, Pankaj'ji, Usha'ji. > > Very nice pictures Pankaj'ji. > > I also saw it on a site called "Sea beans". Interesting how it's got > that name in English; almost like a translation of Sagargota! > > On Nov 30, 8:32 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is likely to be *Caesalpinia bonduc* > > In Marathi we call it as Sagargota.सागरगोटा The seeds used for playing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Devi Nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > I was told that this seed was medicinal, but nobody knew even the local > > > name! > > > > > Place: Wayanad > > > Location: Sacred Grove > > > Type: Creeper > > > > > Thanks > > > > > Devi > > > > -- > > Dr Satish Phadke >
