Good Shots Puttaraju Ji. Pls share flowers also if have On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 9:52 PM, PUTTARAJU K <[email protected]>wrote:
> Dear all, > > Pl.find attached 3 photos of Knema attenuata . ON A TRAIL IN THE KAIGA > FOREST, I FOUND THIS WILD PLANT Now It's Fruiting time for Knema > attenuata (syn. Myristica attenuata), from family Myristacaceae > when i made a slight cut in the bark to observe, you can see blood like > reddish inner > fluid oozing from bark. It is called Rakta mara in Kannada Kaiga is > natural habitat for this species and harbours many > endemic species of plant. > > > Date/Time-: 22/01/12 11:20 > > Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- TREE > > Height/Length-7m > > > > With Regards, > PUTTARAJU K, > SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, > KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT, > POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT, > KARNATAKA -581400 > MOB : 9448999150 > EMAIL : [email protected] > [email protected] > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964

