The leaves have a pleasant citrus smell and young leaves are dried and sued in making body wash powder. Chitra
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 7:29 AM, J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- 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. 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