Dear raghu ji, Thank you for sharing this fact with us ..... i did not knew about this previously !! thankyou. Regards Tanay
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:49 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > Common emetic Nut > Telugu: Manga Kai (Chettu ), > Kannada: Kare fruit, used to lure fish on the water surface > Tamil: Madu Karei > Marati Mainhpur > Habitat: Eastern ghats - foot hills, > Botanical: Randai spinosa, Family: Rubiaceae (As per forest flora of > andhra pradesh*)* > * > * > * > http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff0882.htm > * > > > Mamandur, near tirupati, ( Recall -*Mamandur man eater* by *Kenneth > Anderson* , a pioneer of wildlife conservation in southern India, h > ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Anderson_(writer)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Anderson_(writer)> > ) > Andhra Pradesh, 27 Mar 2010, > > */* On fishing practices using kaare fruit, near sakaleshpur and kukke, > Karnataka* > * > * > *In the Western Ghats, during summer, the river water starts to recede and > in some of the shallow pools beneath rocks and crevices many kinds of fishes > still struggle to survive - waiting for the next monsoon. * > * > * > *People have learnt to to catch these fishes. Kaare fruits are properly > beaten up with the help of stones and the mix is left to soak in the pool > waters till it comes to a rich foam. After about five minutes, the fishes > turn up on the surface belly-up. People then catch and take them home for a > feast.* > * > * > *In Mamandur, two of the senior forest officials, when asked, explained > "Before the wild life protection act -1979 came into practice, when they > tried the above in a shallow pool, a large sized python came belly-up onto > the surface and managed to escape into the forest ! * > * > * > *Wonder what reaction this fruit causes on fishes - probably induces a > severe itching or perhaps the poison reduces oxygen, makes it difficult for > them to breathe. * > * > * > *These days fish, frog habitats are under severe threat from human > activities - over fishing, dams, pesticides etc* > * > * > *Regards* > *Raghu* > > *"There's no place like the wilds for peace and contentment" * > > > ------------------------------ > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
