Rutaceae week: wild Aegle ??? from Hooghly 12-05-12 SK

surajit koley

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May 12, 2012, 12:33:42 PM5/12/12

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Sir / Madam,

Found this small tree in Dhaniakhali today.

Species : Unknown

Habit & Habitat : small tree on roadside, but may grow more, 'Bael' like globose fruit, immature fruit diameter 2.5 cm

Date : 12-05-12, 3.42 p.m.

Place : Dhaniakhali (Hooghly)

Thank you & Regards,

Surajit Koley

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Balkar Singh

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May 13, 2012, 5:06:02 AM5/13/12

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I think it is Crataeva nurvala Buch. Ham (Capparidaceae)

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Dr Balkar Singh
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Arya P G College, Panipat
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Gurcharan Singh

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May 13, 2012, 5:18:38 AM5/13/12

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Yes Crataeva nurvala

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh

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surajit koley

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May 13, 2012, 12:32:19 PM5/13/12

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Thank you very much Balkar Sir for the ID of this plant. The fruits looked too close to Bael! I am very sorry that i placed a wrong entry for Rutaceae week.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Balkar Singh <balka...@gmail.com> wrote:

surajit koley

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May 13, 2012, 12:33:01 PM5/13/12

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Thank you Gurcharan Sir. I am ashamed for presenting a wrong species to the Rutaceae week.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

ushadi Micromini

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May 13, 2012, 5:33:24 PM5/13/12

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Surajit Dont be sorry, why? we all learn from it and I got to see what VARUNA fruit looks like inside ?
dont worry, be happy

ANd you were not too far off, ancient ayurveda had described it as berry bearing tree with bilva patra like (three leaflet) bearing plant.
Its called VARUNA in ayurvedic literature and is a good stone and crystal remover.... good for cleansing the blood and kidneys

Usha di
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surajit koley

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May 13, 2012, 9:22:14 PM5/13/12

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Good morning Usha Di...

I am very happy to learn that it is an important medicinal plant and the Bengali name is very beautiful.

And for the wrong ID, Usha Di, i am not sorry for making mistakes, i do mistakes more than i do a correct one, it is the learning process But i could have done away with prefixing it with 'Rutaceae week'..... i was so sure of it being a Bael, even the resin/gum around the seeds looked like so much of Bael / Koyet-Bel :)