Croton bonplandianum from Hooghly

[surajit koley]

Sir / Madam,

This is a common wild herb found along roadside hedges. I remember that we used to apply its faintly milky white latex on our minor wounds & bruises while playing in our childhood. Much later i heard / read (?) that like our own saliva plant sap also contains lysozyme that helps fight bacteria and thereby quicken healing of wounds.

Species : Croton bonplandianum Baill.

Habit & Habitat : wild herb, roadside, uncultivated area

Date : 15-03-12, 10.15 a.m.

Place : Hooghly, WB

ID help : 1) http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ban%20Tulsi.html

2) https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Croton$20bonplandianum/indiantreepix/sCGw-v7Bpvw/4QwcxXK7GpcJ

3) https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Croton$20bonplandianum/indiantreepix/usvRVGVhHVM/5AAtahhW_34J

Thank you & Regards,

Surajit Koley

[Satish Phadke]

Yes very good capture.

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[surajit koley]

Thank you Satish Sir for confirming the ID as well as info on lysozymes.

Regards,

surajit

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Croton bonplandianum

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[surajit koley]

Thank you Gurcharan Sir for confirming. The Bengali name given to this plant is BON-TULASI, but we call it simply BON-GACHH (bon = wild, junglee; GACHH = any herb, shrub or tree)

Regards,

surajit