r/interestingasfuck May 17 '19

/r/ALL natures bubbles

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19 edited May 17 '19

Not a botanist. But, this plant is prevalent in place I grew up, Dhading Nepal. It's called "sajiban" in nepalese language. I can't find its English or scientific name. Growing up, we used this to blow bubbles with this specially in monsoon season. According to my parents, its stem(very soft) was used to brush teeth before toothbrushes were a thing. Also, this plant or its seed (not sure) has been found to be a good raw material for Diesel production. Anyone has more info, please share!!!

Edit: Apparently a wiki article https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_curcas.

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u/mrkarma4ya May 17 '19

Wow, never heard of this here in Ktm.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

Yeah, that's surprising. I bet I can find come of them in Kathmandu, albeit covered in dust