Is this fruit edible ?. Recently I found this type of tree with fruits in front of a house at Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum, Kerala
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Rajendra Shinde <rdshi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here are some pictures of Calabash tree from Bangalore.Taken in Nov 2010. > > Rajendra Shinde > > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:24 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes commonly known as Calabash Tree >> Tanay >> >> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Watch for the fruits and take photographs. The tree is commonly >>> called beggar's bowl tree, as the big sized fruits were dried and the >>> outer hard shell was used for alms ( as beggar's bowl). I will upload >>> the photographs of fruits hanging from the trunk, after searching >>> from my archives. Beautiful specimens are seen in the Chennai Agri- >>> horticulture society. >>> >>> On Jan 18, 1:12 pm, ranjini kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Bot. name - Crescentia cujete.Family - Bignoniaceae.Pics taken on >>> > 16/01/11 in Lalbagh Botanical garden,Bangalore.This was the only >>> > flower on the tree - last of the season i guess. >>> > Regards >>> > Ranjini Kamath >>> > >>> > IMG_8439-efi.jpg >>> > 186KViewDownload >>> > >>> > IMG_8444-ph2.jpg >>> > 195KViewDownload >>> > >>> > IMG_8446-ph2.jpg >>> > 165KViewDownload >>> > >>> > IMG_8443-ph2.jpg >>> > 142KViewDownload >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Tanay Bose* >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> Department of Botany. >> University of British Columbia . >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca >> *Webpages:* >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >> >> >> > > > -- > Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde, > Director, Council of International Programmes, > & Associate Professor in Botany > St. Xavier's College, > (Autonomous) > Mumbai 400001. > India. > Off. Tel. +91-22-2262 0662 ext 356; > dir: 022-2262 0675 > Cell : 9819100131 > > -- Vijayadas D Horticulturist EstateSupervisorDeputy Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 Riyadh -11462 , KSA vijayadas.wetpaint.com
