It is a composite fruit of an aroid, but umlikely an Arisaema, which grows at an higher altitude not in Duars of N.Bengal.
On Jun 18, 8:33 pm, Sushmita Jha <sushmitas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you very much for your help, Meena. > Sushmita Jha > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Meena Subramaniam <kodaif...@rediffmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > The fruit of Arisaema spp. or an Aroid( aroidaceae) for sure. > > > On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:08:48 +0530 wrote > > >Dear all, > > >Photographed during my North Bengal trip last Sept/Oct. I believe this is > > >quite prevalent in the North East also and if I recall correctly, in my > > >childhood when my parents had stopped the car to have a picnic lunch > > during > > >a road journey from Delhi to Jorhat, I ran into the forest side and > > plucked > > >one of these fruits (which was fully ripe and therefore bright red) and I > > >remember loosing the sensation in my right had for about a month. Is > > anyone > > >aware of this fruit causing this symptom? Also, an ID would be much > > >appreciated. > > >Thanks. > > >Sushmita Jha > > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.co...>- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
