This fruit [singapore cherry] is really delicious. Tamil name: 'Thean poosani' means Honey-cucurbit
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dinesh ji, > Some ripe cherries from our garden at Nasik, Maharashtra. > Aarti > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > > Date: Jan 2, 11:39 pm > > Subject: fruits & vegetables :: NATURALIZED, WILD / CULTIVATED :: > > Elaeocarpaceae » Muntingia calabura > > To: efloraofindia > > > > > > Elaeocarpaceae (Jamaica cherry family) » *Muntingia calabura* > > > > *mun-TING-ee-uh* -- named after Dutch botanist Abraham Munting > > (1626-1683) > > ¿ *kal-LAH-bur-rah* ? -- perhaps derived from West Indian vernacular > > name > > for another plant > > > > *commonly known as*: calabura, cotton candy berry, jam tree, Jamaica > > cherry, > > Panama cherry, strawberry tree > > > > *Native to*: tropical America, Pacific islands; naturalized or > > cultivated > > elsewhere > > > > *Edible use*: > > > >> ... ripe fruits (as FRUIT) ... cherries are very sweet and taste similar > >> to > >> cotton candy ... Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntingia> > > > > ... in the Philippines and Indonesia the fruits are usually eaten > > mostly by > > > > > > > >> children although it is not sold in markets ... > >> Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntingia>... perhaps applies to > >> India too. > > > > > > > > 2059523725_13222d3783_b.jpg > > 45KViewDownload > > > > 318370528_60e9d04007_b.jpg > > 70KViewDownload > > > > 445205272_edbd8eeed2_b.jpg > > 48KViewDownload > > > > 460087465_213624579d_b.jpg > > 73KViewDownload > > > > 1026263132_922cc89546_b.jpg > > 145KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 09626833911 www.careearthtrust.org
