Warm welcome Rakeshji, The Gaer name is of Kannada origin. The collection location is closer to Karnataka, specially along Biligiri Rangan Temple WLS
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Muthu Ji, > > This was a real learning experience for me on its edibility. Google > searching till now couldn't provide me the information on what it would be > like to actually eat and taste it. > > But now the same query for some one else can be answered throgh google via > efloraindia/indiantreepix. > > :-) > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Name: Semecarpus anacardium L. >> Family: Anacardiaceae >> Location: Sathyamangalam Forest Division >> Date: 12 Nov 2008 >> Tamil name: Seraangottai, Saenkottai, Ghaer >> >> Edibility: I relished this fresh ripe sweet (false) fruit; local people >> consume the fully ripen fruits >> >> The acidic nature of this fruit is used for healing wounds, (mostly >> inflammatory) locally at Sathyamangalam forest division. >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Junior Research Fellow >> Care Earth Trust >> Chennai - 61 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org
