Thanks, Chitra ji for Id. On further checking, it's mentioned as *Limonia acidissima syn. Limonia elephantum or Fernonia limonia* in Pradip Krishen ji's book. Here are a few links for pictures & local names: http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2276564568, http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2276565334
Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonia_acidissima *Limonia acidissima* (syn. *Feronia elephantum*, *Feronia limonia*, *Hesperethusa crenulata*,[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonia_acidissima#cite_note-0> *Schinus limonia*) is the only species within the monotypic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotypic> genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> *Limonia*, native to India<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>, Pakistan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan>, Sri Lanka<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka>, and southeast Asia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia> east to Java<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java>. Vernacular names include wood-apple, elephant-apple, monkey fruit, and curd fruit in English and a variety of names in the languages of its native area. It is a small tree growing to 9 m tall, with rough, spiny bark. The leaves<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf>are pinnate, with 5-7 leaflets, each leaflet 25-35 mm long and 10-20 mm broad, with a citrus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus>-scent when crushed. The fruit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit> is a berry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry>5-9 cm diameter, and may be sweet or sour. It has a very hard rind which can be difficult to crack open, and contains sticky brown pulp and small white seeds. A number of other species formerly included in the genus are now treated in the related genera *Atalantia<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atalantia&action=edit&redlink=1> *, *Citropsis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citropsis>*, *Citrus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus> *, *Glycosmis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosmis>*, *Luvunga<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luvunga&action=edit&redlink=1> *, *Murraya <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murraya>*, *Microcitrus<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microcitrus&action=edit&redlink=1> *, *Micromelum<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Micromelum&action=edit&redlink=1> *, *Naringi<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naringi&action=edit&redlink=1> *, *Pamburus<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pamburus&action=edit&redlink=1> *, *Pleiospermium <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiospermium>*, *Severinia<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Severinia_(plant)&action=edit&redlink=1> *, *Skimmia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skimmia>*, *Swinglea<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swinglea&action=edit&redlink=1> *, and *Triphasia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphasia>* [1]<http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?6846> . On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Chitra Shanker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Chitra Shanker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:05 PM > Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:4583] Tree for Id 050908JM > To: "J.M. Garg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Looks like the wood apple Fernonia elephantum > Chitra > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 8:45 PM, J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 17/8/08 in Talakona forest, AP near Tirupati. >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg >> >> >> > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
