Dear all, *'Citrus medica' *is called *'Mahallung' 'महाळुंग' *in Marathi and *'Beejpurak' 'बीजपूरक' *in Sanskrit.
Regards, ~Swagat 9223217568 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009/7/11 Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > > Hello folks, > I have a couple of these trees at my place at Wayanad and they produce > heavily every year in fact two crops a year. I use them for juice for > pickles . The mother of one of my friends prepares wonderful chutney > out of its leaves that could be preserved for months. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 3:14 PM, raghu ananth<[email protected]> wrote: > > Citron - Citrus medica. (Request to confirm the ID. ) > > Rough Lime, > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citron > > Local Name : Herale kai, Herale hannu (fruit)(Kannada), Nartanga (Tamil) > > > > kavalau Katta, Unchalli falls, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka > > Jun 2009 > > > > > > Tough to find this fruiting tree in villages these days. Very few people > > sell this fruit in the market. Is it because people prefer Lemon or Sweet > > lime ? > > The juice of this fruit is considered good for some diseases and commonly > > used to prepare a dish called `yellow rice`. > > > > Regards > > Raghu Ananth > > > > Order: Sapindales > > Family: Rutaceae > > Genus: Citrus > > Species: C. medica > > Order: Sapindales > > Family: Rutaceae > > Genus: Citrus > > Species: C. medica > > > > ________________________________ > > See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out > Yahoo! > > Buzz. > > > > > > > > > -- 'I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.' - Helen Keller --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
