Thanks, Dinesh ji.
Some extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures & more details, click on the link): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaheite_gooseberry The *Otaheite gooseberry* (*Phyllanthus acidus*), also called *Malay gooseberry*, *Tahitian gooseberry*, *country gooseberry*, *star gooseberry*, *West India gooseberry* or simply *gooseberry tree*, is one of the trees with edible fruit in the Phyllanthaceae<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthaceae> family <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)>. Despite its name, the plant does not resemble the gooseberry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooseberry>, except for the acidity of its fruits. It is called *Nela Usiri* in Telugu<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu>and *Chinna Nellikkai* (small gooseberry) in Tamil<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language>. It is mostly cultivated for ornamentation. The plant is a curious intermediary between shrubs and tree, reaching 2 to 9 m in height. The tree's dense and bushy crown is composed of thickish, tough main branches, at the end of which are clusters of deciduous, greenish, 15-to-30-cm long branchlets. The branchlets bear alternate leaves that are ovate or lanceolate in form, with short petioles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_(botany)>and pointed ends. The leaves are 2-7.5 cm long and thin, they are green and smooth on the upperside and blue-green on the underside. In general, the Otaheite gooseberry very much looks like the bilimbi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilimbi>tree. The flowers can be male, female or hermaphrodite. They are small and pinkish and appear in clusters in 5-to-12.5-cm long panicles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panicle>. Flowers are formed at leafless parts of the main branches, at the upper part of the tree. The fruits are numerous, oblate, with 6 to 8 ribs, develop so densely that they actually form spectacular masses. They are pale yellow or white, waxy, crisp and juicy, and very sour. It has only one seed in each fruit. This tropical <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics> or subtropical species<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species>is thought to originate in Madagascar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar>, then carried to the East Indies <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indies>. Now it is generally found in South India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India>, and Southeast Asia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia> countries, such as Southern Vietnam <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam>, Laos<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos>, Indonesia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia>, the Philippines<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philippines>, and Northern Malaya <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_Peninsula>. It bears two crops per year in South India<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India>: one in April-May and the other in August-September. Elsewhere, it is mainly harvested in January. Other links: http://www.hear.org/pier/species/phyllanthus_acidus.htm (details with pix), http://tropilab.com/phyllantus-acidus.html (some details with an illustration). The juice can be used in beverage, or the fruit pickled in sugar. 2009/5/1 <[email protected]> > I do not know the scientific name but in marathi it is called as Raiamala. > It is very tasty to eat as it is or with salt. Can be kept in salt water > and eaten. Achar of it is also a delicacy. > Madhuri > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > ------------------------------ > *From*: "Abhay Tiwari" > *Date*: Fri, 1 May 2009 10:14:23 +0530 > *To*: Dinesh Valke<[email protected]> > *Subject*: [indiantreepix:11351] Re: Request for Tree ID 01.05.09 AT > > I searched for *Phyllanthus acidus* on the net and after looking at a > number of photos, it seems exactly like *Phyllanthus acidus, *at least to > my amateur eyes. The fruit, the leaves and the remains of the dropped fruits > on the twigs, all are like *Phyllanthus acidus.* > ** > *Thank you Dinesh. * > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > *To:* Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]> > *Cc:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, May 01, 2009 9:52 AM > *Subject:* Re: [indiantreepix:11342] Request for Tree ID 01.05.09 AT > > ... not sure, most likely *Phyllanthus acidus* (syn. *Cicca acida*, *P. > distichus*) > If this gets validated by friends, then it is treat to my eyes ... I see > such large version of the plant for the first time ... I have seen > small-sized trees in gardens. > > > commonly known as: Indian gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, otaheite > gooseberry, star gooseberry, Tahitian gooseberry, west India gooseberry, > wild plum • Bengali: হরি ফল hari-phal • Hindi: चिल्लीमिल्ली chillimilli, > छोटा आंवला chota aonla, हरफरौरी harpharauri, हरफारेवड़ी harpharewri • > Kannada: ಕಿರುನೆಲ್ಲಿ kirunelli, ರಾಯರನೆಲ್ಲಿ raayaranelli • Malayalam: > ചതുരനെല്ലിക്ക caturanellikka • Marathi: हरपररेवडी harapararevadi, रायआंवळा > rayamvala • Sanskrit: हरिपवेरी haripaveri, पाण्डु pandu, स्कन्धफल > skandhaphala • Tamil: அருநெல்லி arunelli, சடாதரம் catataram, புத்தாத்திரி > puttattiri, தனுத்துவசை tanuttuvacai, தவிட்டுப்பழம் tavittu-p-palam, > வெகுபத்திரி veku-pattiri • Telugu: రాచయుసిరిక ratsa-yusirika, ఉసిరి usiri > • Urdu: هرپهروري harpharauri > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Firends, >> >> Here is another tree that I want your help with. >> There were no flowers on the tree but it was laden with berry like yellow >> fruits. The leaves are opposite pinnate with pointed tips. >> >> Location: Malad West, Mumbai >> Date: 30th April 2009 >> >> Warmly >> >> Abhay Tiwari >> >> >> >> >> >> -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
