Thanks Arunji for sharing the nice photographs and Sheshadriji for the valuable info. This is very common in Tamil Nadu scrub jungles.
On Feb 6, 10:34 pm, Sheshadri Ramaswamy <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice set of photos Arun Kumar ji, > > Humans use - C.spinosa fruits are crushed and used as soap to wash > clothes, they turn frothy when mixed with water and agitated. > About faunal interdependance we need to study carefully > > We are heading to the same forest again on 19 th Feb. You must join us > and carry on the good work of documenting floral species. > > Warm Regards. > > On Feb 6, 7:02 pm, N Arun Kumar Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sharing a few photos of this plant in full fruit in Arsikere Reserve > > Forest, KA. The ripe fruit had a pungent fruity smell in fact. > > > Image41.jpg > > 164KViewDownload > > > Image61.jpg > > 150KViewDownload > > > Image11.jpg > > 147KViewDownload > > > Image21.jpg > > 184KViewDownload > > > Image51.jpg > > 158KViewDownload > > > Image81.jpg > > 119KViewDownload
