Thanks. Another pic of it ( raw ones with leaves) was posted earlier here click here. Local name also given below the pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2716164131/
thanks for your support --- On Sat, 6/9/08, Thaumaturgist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Thaumaturgist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Please identify these fruits (another) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Saturday, 6 September, 2008, 1:53 PM > Joe > Thank you for posting the photo for identification. I had > been interested for the last few years to find out if this > was available in India. > > I think this is MIMUSOPS BALATA. > > This little known fruit from the Sapotaceae family is also > known as Achras balata with regional common names like > Ausubo or Assapookoo. > > An effort is now under way to re-classify this as Manilkara > bidentata. > > Asit K. Ghosh > Rockledge, Florida, USA > ========================================================================= > Following 2 photos were taken in Fairchild Tropical Botanic > Garden on 14th July, 2007. > > Fruit & flowers > http://www.asitghosh.com/MISC/1asitmbalatasm.jpg > > A cluster of fruits > http://www.asitghosh.com/MISC/2asitmbalatasm.jpg > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Fruits for the following 4 photos came from a tree in > Merritt Island, Florida on 21st July, 2007. > > Whole fruits compared to a 1-inch coin > http://www.asitghosh.com/MISC/3asitmbalatasm.jpg > > Horizontally & vertically cut fruits > http://www.asitghosh.com/MISC/4asitmbalatasm.jpg > > Close-up of 5 seeds with pulps removed > http://www.asitghosh.com/MISC/5asitmbalatasm.jpg > > 2 halves with 5 seeds removed > http://www.asitghosh.com/MISC/6asitmbalatasm.jpg > > ======================================================================== > --- On Sat, 9/6/08, JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > From: JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [Goanet] Please identify these fruits > (another) > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 12:05 PM > > Please identify these fruits > > > > If these are Peram (Guava) > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2832687465/sizes/l/ > > > > Then what are these? > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2833527152/sizes/l/
