Gwydion Posted December 18, 2002 I was wondering if any of you know of a tree from the himalayas or nepal which apparently has the following characteristics: -looks like a jacaranda, especially the leaves, -has firey red flowers, -is apparently of a mythic(?) status, -has small seeds about 2cm long by 1/2 cm wide and 1/4 cm deep in a rounded oblong shape which are REALLY fucking hard and look a bit like a lightcoloured dappled wood on the outside; only harder. A friend of mine sent us some from nepal and one of my friends in sydney is trying to germinate them. Of course, being an architect, our friend sent no other important info. :-( Any ideas, both on the plant, and germination? We attacked one of the seeds with some pliers, and bent them, leaving a small dint in the seed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest reville Posted December 19, 2002 Royal Poinciana? Delonix Regia. All bits fit the bill 'cept not sure about mythic status. And its from Madagascar originaly but has ben spread widely. www.floridata.com/ref/d/delo_reg.cfm ? Other possibilities... Calpa tree from http://www.wisdomofindia.org/Uttaramegha.htm cant find botanical identity or ashoka tree Botanical Name: Saraca Indica or Jonesia Ashok. http://www.essences.com/vibration/sept98/ashoka.html but this site identifies it as a different species, "Polyalthea longifolia Benth & Hook. f. var. pandurata" of a Anonanceae Family, a native plant of India and Sri Lanka. http://www.au.ac.th/aboutus/general.html which does not fit the description so who knows? Given that most of the 'Sacred' herbs of india have so far turned out to be psychoactive - whenever i hear of a new one my interest definitely sparks Cannabis sativa Datura metel syn D alba Ficus religiosa Ocimum sanctum Nelumbo nucifera more to come i bet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
