Anacardium occidentale ------------------- Tanay Bose

tanay bose

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Jul 20, 2010, 12:29:16 AM7/20/10

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Anacardium occidentale L.

Synonym: Not available

Common Name: Cashew nut, Cashew apple

Family: Anacardiaceae

Location: Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden (formerly Indian Botanical Gardens, Sibpur)

Date: June 2006

This photo was taken by me during my B.Sc classes; the worst part was I was not even allowed to touch it by my teacher!!! My intension was use material gastronomically!! Alas

More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew

Tanay

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mani nair

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Jul 20, 2010, 12:34:13 AM7/20/10

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Tanay ji lovely photo. When I saw this photo I remembered my childhood days when I used to climb on this tree and pluck the juicy fruits. After eating the fruits we used to throw the seeds. After some years I realised that people are selling the seeds in the market, then I also started collecting the seeds fallen down under the trees and used to sell one seed for five paise !!

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Mani.

tanay bose

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Jul 20, 2010, 12:38:23 AM7/20/10

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Great Business man "Mani Ji"!!
Inspirational childhood
tanay

mani nair

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Jul 20, 2010, 12:51:01 AM7/20/10

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Yes Tanay ji, very sad to see that children now a days are mostly interested in Computer games and Television. When I see my son playing on Computer I think about my childhood which I think was more enjoyable. We had less money but was more happy than the present children. Coming back to Cashew nuts, in Kerala there is a story behind its name. The name Cashew nut is derived from the Malayalam words Kash - Cash and Ettu - Eight - meaning for one paise Eight nuts were available once upon a time. Kash-in-ettu became Cashew nut. I heard this story during my childhood days. Any other stories on Cashew Nut?