Nice caputre Raman ji, In Thailand it is considered lucky to plant a tree in front of their house. Regards, Mani
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:41 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Phyllanthus%20-%20Star%20Gooseberry%20Tree/Star%20Gooseberry%20Tree.html > > Star Gooseberry is a small deciduous tree reaching about 25-30 ft in > height. Leaves are compound, 14-25 inches long, crowded at the ends of the > branches leaflets 2-3.5 inches long by 1-1.5 inches wide, alternately > arranged along the rachis, ovate or obliquely ovate, acute or somewhat > acuminate, base rounded or somewhat wedge-shaped. The genus name > Phyllanthus is derived from Greek words meaning leaf-flower, an allusion to > the apparent bearing of flowers on the leaves. The species name acidus is > on account of the acidity of the fruit. Flowers are very minute, in short > dense spike-like clusters arising from nodules along the branches, like > mulberries. Fruit is pendulous, in small clusters from the branches, round > or slightly flattened at the poles, with shallow or deep ribs (usually 5) > 0.75 inch across. The tree usually flowers and produces fruit twice a year. > Fruits appear simultaneously with the flowers. So, the tree usally has > fruits hanging from it, at any time of the year. The fruit is used chiefly > for pickling and for the preparation of preserves. It makes an excellent > jam. Star Gooseberry is native of Malay Islands and Madagascar and > frequently grown in India for its acid fruit. > > Raman > > -- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
