Thanks Rashida ji this fact was completely unknown to me tanay On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:54 AM, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com>wrote:
> The fruits of Sterculia urens have been posted many times on our group. > Today whilst going through the book 'Trees of Mumbai' for some other > reference I found it mentioned that the roasted seeds of the fruits are > eaten by humans !! Birds also eat their fleshy sweetish covering or aril !! > The leaves form nutritious fodder. The bark is used for cordage.The pictures > are taken early this month at the south end of the national park in Mumbai. > > regards, > Rashida > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/