Since Usha Di suggested to initiate this thread I now request Didi to add her story, of seeds of *Cardiospermum halicacabum*.
I came to know about this heart shaped marks from Nidhan Sir, in my earlier upload of this species. Now, Didi, here is the photograph of the seed with heart. Thank you Regards On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:06 PM, surajit koley < surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is the only seed I loved to collect in my childhood. I spent my early > childhood in a town. Later, when I was 12, we moved to the village we are > still living. > > After moving in to our new home, our own, I searched the surroundings. To > my utter amazement I noticed the seeds of KUNCH in a wasteplace behind our > new building. My mom told me that it was called KUNCH and it was used to > weigh gold! From that day I regularly visited the place to collect KUNCH > seeds. I had a small container filled with these beautiful seeds. > > But later on, I have never found this vine anywhere. Even after becoming a > member of this group, when I searched new places for new species, I have > seen it only once in Hooghly. The 2nd time it was in Jhargram. > > Someone told me that this vine can be seen in places where there is enough > human excreta! > > Thank you > Regards > > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 8:24 PM, surajit koley < > surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thank you Prashant Ji, I am happy that you like it. >> Regards >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Prashant Awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Surajit ji for sharing.... Cute little dolls.. >>> Regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 7:32 AM, surajit koley < >>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you very much Vijay Sir. >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 2:48 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nice share, Surajit ji! >>>>> They indeed look like cute little dolls! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Vijay >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>>> Research Scientist >>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>>> University of Mississippi, MS, USA >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 12:14 PM, surajit koley < >>>>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have a facebook account, though registered with a "fake" id. Don't >>>>>> ask me why "fake"... it has reason I won't explain here. I would rather >>>>>> say >>>>>> it is not a case of forgery, but a 'dummy' id to hide oneself. In that >>>>>> account I am attached to a group that shares pictures of wild plants of >>>>>> West Bengal, for identification or otherwise. Sometimes I try to identify >>>>>> and othertimes I fail. The group is not much active, me too! >>>>>> >>>>>> In that group I have a friend, another Didi - Ruby Di. >>>>>> >>>>>> About a year ago, in that facebook group, when I posted a flower of >>>>>> *Jatropha >>>>>> gossypiifolia* L., that too with a wrong ID (*Jatropha glandulifera* >>>>>> Roxb.), Ruby Di asked me, "Isn't it PUTUL GACH?" >>>>>> (PUTUL = Doll; GACH = tree/plant) >>>>>> >>>>>> I enquired, "What is PUTUL GACH, Ruby Di?" >>>>>> >>>>>> Ruby Di replied, "Er phaler bhetar choto choto putul thake, amra >>>>>> chotobelay deshlai bakse pasha-pashi shuie rekhe kheltam!" >>>>>> (Small dolls can be found inside the fruits of this shrub, we used to >>>>>> play with those keeping them inside empty match-box!) >>>>>> >>>>>> I thanked Ruby Di a lot for this hidden treasure of *Jatropha*! >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
