Thursday, August 19, 2010

What is scientific name for (Marathi) Bibba or Bibva?

This is black seed, contains lof of oil, and I suppose it is very acidic.





Please give cultivation details on this plant. Soil, cultivation practices, type of crop, climate, watering, harvest, production etc.

What is scientific name for (Marathi) Bibba or Bibva?
Semecarpus anacardium


The black juice of the Indian marking tree nut (Semecarpus anacardium), also known as the bhilawa tree and Bibva tree, is mixed with alum to mark laundry in India. The Oriental Anacardium or Cashew Nut (Semecarpus anacardium), a native of India, has similar qualities to the West Indian Cashew, and is said to contain an alkaloid called Chuchunine.


The cashew tree is an amazingly hearty evergreen tree which thrives in the heat of the tropics. It grows wild or can be cultivated, with equal ease. Growing up to 50 feet tall, with crooked branches and a rough-barked sinuous trunk, the cashew puts forth perfumed, yellow-pink flowers.
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