Gurcharan ji, Many thanks to you...my mystery Citrus fruit now has an identity! Only wanted to clarify the common names. Hill Limon or Lemon, also Kumaon Limon or Lemon? Could be a typo error. Regards, Aarti
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes that is the irony of common names. > Every one in hilly areas of Punjab, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh and other > parts of NW Himalayas is so familiar with citrus fruit GALGAL, oblong > yellow fruit extensively used in pickle making. It is botanically Citrus > pseudolimon, hill limon or Kumaon limon > > http://www.fruitipedia.com/galgal.htm > > But not so with our published literature. I have with me Useful Plants of > India, published by CSIR in 1986 > It has Galgal as Hindi name for Cochlospermum religiosum, as mentioned by > Kulkarni ji, also known as kumbi or ganer, and if we go by English names, > It is known as Silk Cotton Tree,, a name belonging to Bombax ceiba more > commonly. > > In UP Galgala is name of a grass Eragrostis pilosa. > > > -- > 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/ > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Makarand Kulkarni > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Common names can be confusing as there are so many dialects spoken in >> India... In Maharashtra Galgal or Ganer is called for another evergreen >> tree of Cochlospermum religiosum/C.gossypium..... So Botanical Pundits pl >> id the scientific name of the Citrus fruit/plant. >> *makrndkaka* >> *.................................................................* >> *Love Nature* >> >> >> >> On 21 April 2013 19:41, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Promila ji, >>> Thanks for the id. >>> What would be the botanical name? >>> Regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Promila Chaturvedi < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It looks like galgal. >>>> Promila >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Aarti S. Khale >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Citrus fruit seen growing near a house in Jim Corbett on 23/3/13. >>>>> Fruit oblong and much bigger than our common Lime. >>>>> Id please. >>>>> Aarti >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> --- >> 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.
