On Oct 29, 8:35 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > I got one of these too last year and though mine is a small plant it already > has about 5 fruits on it. I have been looking for it's ID too and I thought > it might be the Calamondin orange. Not sure though.
Regards, Prejith. > “I had this miniature orange plant bought from a vendor from Darjeeling. > The fruit is very sour even when ripe. The young fruits are used to make > achar. I am also waiting for ID. > Regards, > Mani.” > > “*Could be Fortunella japonica* (Citrus japonica / Citrus fortunella)” > > “yes, hese are commonly called chinese oranges and are very bitter and > sour. but they make a wonderful bitter marmalade and pickle. They are > also preserved whole in a brandy and sugar syrup to make delicious > liqueur. FA” > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > Date: 18 July 2011 13:27 > Subject: [efloraofindia:74398] Ornamental Oranges for ID : 180711 : AK-1 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > Taken at a private terrace garden in Pune,Maharashtra on 24/12/2005. > Didn't taste them....but I'm told they are sour. > Kindly id. > Regards, > Aarti > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected])http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & > place-wise):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also > use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google > e-group:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1725 members > & > 85,000 messages on 30/9/11) or Efloraofindia > website:https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database > of around 5500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > > > Dscn0631-Oranges.JPG > 203KViewDownload
