Fruits & Vegetables Week: Spondias pinnata, the Hog-plum

[Gurcharan Singh]

Spondias pinnata, the Hog-plum or Wild mango, Ripe fruits are eaten, young ones used as vegetable, also used in cchutneys, pickles, jams and stews

 

Local Names

Hindi: Amra, Jangli Am

Beb: Amna, Amra, ambra

Mar: Ranamba, amb, ambada

Guj: Ranamba

Tel: Adavlmaabidi, kondamaamidi

Tam: Kotamara, mari-man-chedi, manpulichi

Mal: Katabolam, ambazham

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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/

[tanay bose]

Sir Ji the first photo I believe is not of Spondias pinnata 

rather from "Star fruit" - Averrhoa carambola

Please check !

Tanay

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Tanay Bose

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Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
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[Pankaj Kumar]

I imagine, if the fruits are of correct plant!!
Pankaj

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[Gurcharan Singh]

May be I mixed up. The first one (fruit) is from Sunder Nursery (I think Tanay ir right. it is not Spondias, rather star fruit), the other two are from DU nursery (Pl. confirm their identity). I think I have good photographs star fruit. I will upload them now.

 

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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/

[Neil Soares]

Hi Prof. Singh,     Affirmative. There is some mix-up. None of the photographs are of Spondias pinnata.                              Regards,                               Neil Soares. --- On Thu, 1/13/11, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Neil ji

Could you identify the last two photographs

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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/ 

[Neil Soares]

Hi Prof. Singh,   The last 2 photographs are of the Toon Tree [Toona ciliata].                       Regards,                         Neil Soares.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Neil ji

I think you are right, I have some identified photographs of Toona ciliata, I am uploading now. Kindly validate

 

--
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/

 

[Neil Soares]

Affirmative Prof. Singh.