Here is a reply from Katie ji: "It may, as you suggest, be the pubescence of the leaves added to the high atmospheric humidity which prevents their evaporation. Also, since the leaves of Euphorbia are full of turgid cells, the water does not get absorbed by osmosis, as would otherwise happen if the leaves were not so turgid. Cheers, katie"
2009/9/5 Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> > > Garg ji, > > Rain drops specially first rain drops collected from leaves of this > species are used for stomach related troubles in Traditional Healing. > It is given empty stomach to patients having old problem of > constipation. Also used in tens of other traditional formulations. > > Related Link > > Traditional Medicinal Knowledge about First Rain Water collected from > different species and its uses in Indian state Chhattisgarh. > > http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=interactiveTableView&itableId=2481 > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 1:09 PM, J.M. Garg<[email protected]> wrote: > > Little pearls on a Euphorbia heterophylla (Painted Euphorbia, Desert > > Poinsettia) leaf. > > What makes water drops stay for long like this? Is it the pubescence of > the > > leaves? > > On 29/8/09 at 8.12 hrs. in a Park in Hyderabad. > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora > etc. > > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > > Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
