Nice set of photographs of Averrhoa sp. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing. Regards Prashant
On 3/4/13, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <[email protected]> wrote: > Good Morning Sir, > > Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing. > > BRS > > On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Averrhoa carambola* Linn., Sp. Pl. 428. 1753. >> Syn: *Averrhoa* *acutangula* Stokes >> >> Common names: Carambola >> Hindi: Kamrak >> >> Densely branched tree up to 12 m tall, young branches pubescent; leaves >> imparipinnate with 5-13 ovate to elliptic leaflets, terminal leaflet >> largest and acuminate; flowers small, in axillary panicles with crimson >> branches and buds; sepalsnarrowly elliptic, 3-5 mm long; petals white or >> pink with purple markings, 7-9 mm long; stamens 10 with often 5 fertile >> alternating with 5 short staminodes, sometimes only 1-2 fertile, >> filaments >> dilated at base; ovary pubescent with 5 styles and capitate stigmas; >> berry >> yellow to yellow-brown when mature, up to 10 cm long, usually 5-ridged, >> stellate cross section. >> Fruit commonly used in chats, pickles, jams and jellies. >> Photographed from Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi >> >> -- >> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > *B. Rathinasabapathy > Ecologist* > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
