Dear Vijayasankar ji, Sorry to have missed out on your post. Thanks to you too for the id. Regards, Aarti
On May 6, 8:57 am, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, this is *Cardiospermum halicacabum *(= C. halicacabum var. > microcarpum). > Stems and leaves are generally glabrous; fruits deeply 3-lobed, winged along > margins, not inflated, less than 2 cm across. > > A popular medicine for joint pains, the leaves are commonly used (in Tamil > Nadu) as green vegetable. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Ushadi micromini > <microminipho...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, Cardiospermum..., and did you get to open a pod .... > > cardiospermum varieties I have seen all have a round seed inside with > > a heart shaped white patch....on the flattish end... wonderful to > > behold....... I have been told that's why the name cardiospermum... > > > Ushadi > > > ====== > > > On May 5, 2:22 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" <aarti.kh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Taken at Dindori, Maharashtra on the 27th of Feb, 2011 in a Grape > > vineyard. > > > It seems to be Cardiospermum sp. > > > Regards, > > > Aarti > > > > Cardiospermum-P1130227.JPG > > > 215KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -