When we took the Naturalists’ Training Course, Mr Sadanand from Mysore came over to give us a talk about trees, and on our Nature trail, showed us the anti-dysentery tree, the Holarrhena Antidysenterica:

A google search produces this entry

But leave aside the medicinal part..the burst seed pods look so lovely!

Here’s another lovely picture from :

http://sainath.livejournal.com/61400.html

Enjoy the picture…and I hope you never have to be sick enough to “enjoy” the derivative medication!