Its Jetropha curcus, its seed is source of Bio Diesel. it is poisonous.
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:57 PM, vikram jit singh < [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Mr Garg, > > > Could your group of experts please help identify and describe this wild > fruit growing on the banks of the river ghaghar. This fruit was eaten by > slum kids who thought it was a kind of wild almond and 34 kids were taken > seriously ill with vomitting and loose motions. > > I am attaching pixs of a kid holding the dried fruits which were eaten and > a pix of the unripe fruit on the treee. > > I am writing about these poisonous wild fruits in the newspaper and would > require your group's expertise. > > Regards, > > > Vikram Jit Singh > > Golf Columnist and Wildlife Correspondent: > > *The Times of India* > > at Chandigarh. > > > Columnist and Writer for: > > *The Dainik Bhaskar* > * > * > *The Daily Ajit > * > * > * > *The Hindustan Times. > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > > > 215, Sector 19 A, > Chandigarh -- 160019, > India. > > 0172-2724938 > 09814019356. > > *Facebook Profile:* > * > * > *http://www.facebook.com/people/Vikram-Jit-Singh/543394961* > > > > > > > > * > * > > > > > > > -- > > > > > -- PATEL ROHITKUMAR MANGALBHAI, M.Sc, *PhD* ASSOCIATE FELLOW GUJARAT INSTITUTE OF DESERT ECOLOGY P.C.# 83, MUNDRA ROAD, OPP., CHANGLESHWER TEMPLE BHUJ-KACHCHH-370001 GUJARAT, INDIA E-MAIL (2): [email protected] MO.NO.:- 09724337687
