Thanks Sir for your nice words.
Thanks, Sukla ------------------------------------------------ Sukla Chanda, PhD Science & Education, The Field Museum, Chicago IL. On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 3:52 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for sharing this interesting plant Sukla ji. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Its my pleasure. Thanks all. >> Dr. Rawat you put very interesting note on this plant. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> Sukla >> ------------------------------------------------ >> Sukla Chanda, PhD >> Science & Education, >> The Field Museum, Chicago IL. >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:44 AM, D.S Rawat >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thank you for showing this narcotic plant. It is believed that 'Coca' >>> plant has made more addicts than any other single species in the world. The >>> leaves contain Cocaine, tropacocaine, cinnamylcocaine, truxillines and >>> benzoylecgonine alkaloids which are narcotic materials and strongly habit >>> forming. Interestingly, 'Cola' leaves are also used in flavourings of many >>> soft drinks BUT ONLY AFTER THESE ARE DEALKALOIDISED (alkaloids removed). >>> DSRawat Pantnagar >>> >>> >>> On Friday, February 28, 2014 10:36:09 AM UTC+5:30, Sukla Chanda wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> *Erythroxylum coca Lam. (Erythroxylaceae)* >>>> >>>> It is an exotic (to India), cultivated coca plant native to western >>>> South America. Shrub, 2-3 m high, the branches are straight, and the >>>> leaves, which have a green tint, are thin, opaque, oval, and taper at the >>>> extremities. A marked characteristic of the leaf is an areolated portion >>>> bounded by two longitudinal curved lines, one line on each side of the >>>> midrib, and more conspicuous on the under face of the leaf. The flowers are >>>> small, and disposed in clusters on short stalks; the corolla is composed of >>>> five yellowish-white petals; anther heart-shaped; pistil consists of three >>>> carpels united to form a three-chambered ovary. The flowers mature into red >>>> berries. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Sukla >>>> ------------------------------------------------ >>>> Sukla Chanda, PhD >>>> Science & Education, >>>> The Field Museum, Chicago IL. >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
