... the unripe fruits (as VEGETABLE) pickled in Konkan (and elsewhere in s-e Asia)
... the ripe fruits (as FRUIT) in rural area of Konkan
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Boraginaceae (forget-me-not family) » Cordia dichotoma
> Synonyms: Cordia indica, Cordia myxa (popular), Varronia sinensis
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> KOR-dee-uh -- named for Valerius Cordus, 16th century German botanist
> dy-KAW-toh-muh -- divided or forked in pairs
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> commonly known as: bird lime tree, clammy cherry, fragrant manjack, Indian
> cherry, Sebesten plum • Assamese: goborsuta • Bengali: bahubara • Gujarati:
> વદો ગુંદો vado gundo • Hindi: बहूआर bahuar, गुन्दा gunda, लसोड़ा lasora •
> Kannada: ಚಳ್ಳೆ ಹಣ್ಣು challe hannu • Malayalam: നറുവേലി naruveeli, വിരശം
> virasam, വിരി viri • Marathi: भोकर bhokar, गोंदणी gondani, गोंधण gondhan •
> Sanskrit: बहुक bahuka, बहुवारः bahuvaraha, उद्दलक uddalaka • Tamil: நறுவல்லி
> naru-valli, விரிசு viricu • Telugu: నెక్కర nekkara, శ్లేష్మాతకము
> slesmatakamu, విరిగి virigi • Urdu: سپستان sipistan
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> Native to: China, eastern Asia, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia,
> northern Australia, south-western Pacific
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> Edible use:
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>> ... the unripe fruits (as VEGETABLE) pickled in Konkan (and elsewhere in
>> s-e Asia)
>> ... the ripe fruits (as FRUIT) in rural area of Konkan
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Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964