My best picture for year 2010

[A.Sinha]

• •My Best Plant photo for 2010, , for me it captures the thrill of seeing this unusual “Amlaki” for the first time, and I could identify with EflorasIndia links
  
• Phyllanthus.reticulatus :  a once commonly known  plant which is vanishing from our environs and culture,   but  was found, still surviving,  at the expanding edge of Bangalore city,   
• I  tasted the dark blue fruit  which my local guides (also pictured),  assured me, is  edible  ; it tasted slightly sour and also astringent , like black grape or blueberry.   Which makes me think it may be  rich in anti-oxidants.  (Caution:  reports from Africa suggest large does can be toxic)
• Current researchers are looking at anti-cancer and liver protective compounds  from the leaves/ root

regards
A.Sinha