Thanks Gurcharanji, Rashidaji and Tanayji for your valuable information. I was under the impression that only the variety P.edulis is edible. I have seen this plant in a Nursery in Kalyan (not for sale). Let me try whether they have some saplings for sale.
Regards, Mani. On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thank you for the very important info. Sir particularly for Tanay ji. Mani > ji can safely try Tanay ji's culinary info. > > > regards, > Rashida. > > > On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 8:38 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thank you got for the great information Sir ji , fruit is used to flavor >> ice-cream, juices and also other soft drinks !! oh yes used in fruit salad >> too I forgot !! >> Tanay >> >> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Yes Rashida ji >>> Tanay would be very happy. Here is some information: >>> >>> - fruit is about 2 - 3 inches long and edible and looks like a mini >>> Sandia (watermelon) >>> >>> Green-yellow, striped, 2" passion fruit with edible pulp. >>> >>> The edible fruit is rounded, relatively large, 5 cm, green, striped and >>> mottled, becoming yellow or orange when ripe. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Rashida Atthar < >>> atthar.rash...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes I think it is, but experts need to conform. >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> Rashida. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:03 PM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Rashidaji, >>>>> >>>>> Excellent photo. Is the fruit of this variety edible? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Mani. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Rashida Atthar < >>>>> atthar.rash...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Saw this beautiful flowering and a fruit of Passiflora coccinea at >>>>>> Shahpur, Mah. last week of March, '10. >>>>>> >>>>>> regards, >>>>>> Rashida. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> 9674221362 (Mobile) >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.