Mohina Macker

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Sep 28, 2011, 8:12:56 AM9/28/11

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tree for identification

near laburnum road, gamdevi, mumbai

photographed today

planted by the bmc i guess

flowers were about 15 mm across

regards

mohina macker

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Giby Kuriakose

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Sep 28, 2011, 8:37:12 AM9/28/11

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Averrhoa bilimbi of Oxalidaceae family the fruits are good for making tasty pickles. Irumpan Puli in Malayalam (may be rich in Iron (irumpu in malayalam)).

Regards

Giby

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Madhuri Pejaver

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Sep 28, 2011, 8:53:07 AM9/28/11

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Doesn't the leaves and the flowers are attached give the impression of cousin of Raiamala?

Madhuri

Giby Kuriakose

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Sep 28, 2011, 8:56:23 AM9/28/11

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I am not familiar this name. Would you please mention the scientific name, if you know.

Regards

Giby

Balkar Arya

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Sep 28, 2011, 12:03:26 PM9/28/11

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Intersting Plant Mohina Ji!!!

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Neil Soares

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Sep 28, 2011, 12:44:19 PM9/28/11

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Hi Mohina,

This is Bimli [Averrhoea bilimbi].

Regards,

Neil.

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Ushadi micromini

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Sep 28, 2011, 9:10:43 PM9/28/11

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very nice, this is new to me... on the net its fruits are described
as tree cucumber, and would you know it? they do look ike cucumbers,
but pH of the pulp is about 4.47..oxalic acid content... makes for
interesting chutney etc...

AND these red flowers are in striking contrast to pink flowers of
another Avorrhoea we are all familiar with: the star fruit..
a. carambaola. ONE CAUTION: lectin of carambaola / starfruit makes it
a no no for Blood group B folk.

Do not have any info on lectins of this A. bilimbi...have not dug far
enough in literature today...

thanks for showing it, Mohina ji.

USha di
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On Sep 28, 9:44 pm, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Mohina,
> This is Bimli [Averrhoea bilimbi].
> Regards,
> Neil.
>

> --- On Wed, 9/28/11, Mohina Macker <mohinamac...@gmail.com> wrote:

Mohina Macker

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Sep 29, 2011, 1:15:20 AM9/29/11

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many thanks for the id

had never noticed the flowers before

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