Here in Pune, Maharashtra it is commonly known as Singapore cherry. On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 3:27 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jamaica Cherry is a very fast-growing tree of slender proportions, > reaching 25 to 40 ft in height, with spreading, nearly horizontal branches. > The leaves are evergreen, alternate, lanceolate or ovate, long-pointed at > the apex, oblique at the base. The flowers with 5 green sepals and 5 white > petals and many prominent yellow stamens last only one day, the petals > falling in the afternoon. Flowers resemble strawberry bloom, hence the > common name, Strawberry tree. The abundant fruits are round, 1-1.25 cm > wide, with red or sometimes yellow, smooth, thin, tender skin and > light-brown, soft, juicy pulp, with very sweet, musky, somewhat fig-like > flavor, filled with exceedingly minute, yellowish seeds, too fine to be > noticed in eating. The tree has the reputation of thriving with no care in > poor soils. It is drought-resistant but not salt-tolerant. Wherever it > grows, fruits are borne nearly all year. The leaf infusion is drunk as a > tea-like beverage. Fruits contain hundreds of tiny seeds. > > Raman > -- Dr Satish Phadke
