It is a very common plant in bungalows of many people in Pune and it produces a lot of fruits. Satish
2009/5/1 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Thanks, Dinesh ji. > > > Some extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures & more details, click on > the link): > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaheite_gooseberry > > The *Otaheite gooseberry* (*Phyllanthus acidus*), also called *Malay > gooseberry*, *Tahitian gooseberry*, *country gooseberry*, *star gooseberry > *, *West India gooseberry* or simply *gooseberry tree*, is one of the > trees with edible fruit in the > Phyllanthaceae<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthaceae> > family <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_%28biology%29>. Despite its > name, the plant does not resemble the > gooseberry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooseberry>, > except for the acidity of its fruits. It is called *Nela Usiri* in > Telugu<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu>and > *Chinna Nellikkai* (small gooseberry) in > Tamil<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language>. > It is mostly cultivated for ornamentation. > > The plant is a curious intermediary between shrubs and tree, reaching 2 to > 9 m in height. The tree's dense and bushy crown is composed of thickish, > tough main branches, at the end of which are clusters of deciduous, > greenish, 15-to-30-cm long branchlets. The branchlets bear alternate leaves > that are ovate or lanceolate in form, with short > petioles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_%28botany%29>and pointed ends. > The leaves are 2-7.5 cm long and thin, they are green and > smooth on the upperside and blue-green on the underside. In general, the > Otaheite gooseberry very much looks like the > bilimbi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilimbi>tree. > > The flowers can be male, female or hermaphrodite. They are small and > pinkish and appear in clusters in 5-to-12.5-cm long > panicles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panicle>. > Flowers are formed at leafless parts of the main branches, at the upper part > of the tree. The fruits are numerous, oblate, with 6 to 8 ribs, develop so > densely that they actually form spectacular masses. They are pale yellow or > white, waxy, crisp and juicy, and very sour. It has only one seed in each > fruit. > This tropical <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics> or subtropical > species <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species> is thought to originate in > Madagascar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar>, then carried to the East > Indies <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indies>. Now it is generally > found in South India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India>, and Southeast > Asia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia> countries, such as > Southern Vietnam <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam>, > Laos<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos>, > Indonesia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia>, the > Philippines<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philippines>, > and Northern Malaya <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_Peninsula>. > > It bears two crops per year in South > India<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India>: > one in April-May and the other in August-September. Elsewhere, it is mainly > harvested in January. > > Other links: http://www.hear.org/pier/species/phyllanthus_acidus.htm (details > with pix), http://tropilab.com/phyllantus-acidus.html (some details with > an illustration). > > The juice can be used in beverage, or the fruit pickled in sugar. > 2009/5/1 <[email protected]> > > I do not know the scientific name but in marathi it is called as >> Raiamala. >> It is very tasty to eat as it is or with salt. Can be kept in salt water >> and eaten. Achar of it is also a delicacy. >> Madhuri >> >> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From*: "Abhay Tiwari" >> *Date*: Fri, 1 May 2009 10:14:23 +0530 >> *To*: Dinesh Valke<[email protected]> >> *Subject*: [indiantreepix:11351] Re: Request for Tree ID 01.05.09 AT >> >> I searched for *Phyllanthus acidus* on the net and after looking at a >> number of photos, it seems exactly like *Phyllanthus acidus, *at least to >> my amateur eyes. The fruit, the leaves and the remains of the dropped fruits >> on the twigs, all are like *Phyllanthus acidus.* >> ** >> *Thank you Dinesh. * >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> *To:* Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Friday, May 01, 2009 9:52 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [indiantreepix:11342] Request for Tree ID 01.05.09 AT >> >> ... not sure, most likely *Phyllanthus acidus* (syn. *Cicca acida*, *P. >> distichus*) >> If this gets validated by friends, then it is treat to my eyes ... I see >> such large version of the plant for the first time ... I have seen >> small-sized trees in gardens. >> >> >> commonly known as: Indian gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, otaheite >> gooseberry, star gooseberry, Tahitian gooseberry, west India gooseberry, >> wild plum • Bengali: হরি ফল hari-phal • Hindi: चिल्लीमिल्ली chillimilli, >> छोटा आंवला chota aonla, हरफरौरी harpharauri, हरफारेवड़ी harpharewri • >> Kannada: ಕಿರುನೆಲ್ಲಿ kirunelli, ರಾಯರನೆಲ್ಲಿ raayaranelli • Malayalam: >> ചതുരനെല്ലിക്ക caturanellikka • Marathi: हरपररेवडी harapararevadi, >> रायआंवळा rayamvala • Sanskrit: हरिपवेरी haripaveri, पाण्डु pandu, >> स्कन्धफल skandhaphala • Tamil: அருநெல்லி arunelli, சடாதரம் catataram, >> புத்தாத்திரி puttattiri, தனுத்துவசை tanuttuvacai, தவிட்டுப்பழம் >> tavittu-p-palam, வெகுபத்திரி veku-pattiri • Telugu: రాచయుసిరిక >> ratsa-yusirika, ఉసిరి usiri • Urdu: هرپهروري harpharauri >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Firends, >>> >>> Here is another tree that I want your help with. >>> There were no flowers on the tree but it was laden with berry like yellow >>> fruits. The leaves are opposite pinnate with pointed tips. >>> >>> Location: Malad West, Mumbai >>> Date: 30th April 2009 >>> >>> Warmly >>> >>> Abhay Tiwari >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > > -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
