Thursday, December 18, 2008

Yway Seed (red-bead)





Thses seeds are known as Yway seeds in my country, Myanmar.
The seeds are used as jeweller's weights (used in weighing gold and jewellery).
weight of the seed equivalent to 272.15 milligram approximately.
Myanmar name : Yway seed
Botanical name : Adenanthera pavonina
Common name: red-bead tree, red sandalwood, and Circassian-bean in English; raktakambal (India); saga (Malaysia); lopa (Samoa and Tonga); coralitos, peronias, and jumble-bead (Caribbean).
Native to India.