Nice detailed display Raman Ji..
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:39 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Phyllanthus%20-%20Indian%20Gooseberry%20Tree%20-%20Amla/Indian%20Gooseberry%20Tree%20-%20Amla.html > > Amla is a small to medium sized deciduous tree, reaching 8 to 18 m in > height, which is known for its edible fruit of the same name. The tree has > crooked trunk and spreading branches. The leaves are simple, nearly > stalkless and closely set along slender branchlets. The leaves are often > mistaken for leaflets of pinnate leaves. The genus name Phyllanthus is > derived from Greek words meaning leaf-flower, an allusion to the apparent > bearing of flowers on the leaves. Amla flowers are small, greenish-yellow > or pinkish. The flowers have six segments, but no real petals. Male and > female flowers are carried separately on the same branch. The fruit is > nearly spherical, light greenish yellow, quite smooth and hard on > appearance, with 6 vertical stripes or furrows. Ripening in autumn, the > berries are harvested by hand after climbing to upper branches bearing the > fruits. The taste of Amla is sour, bitter and astringent, and is quite > fibrous. In India, it is common to eat gooseberries with salt and water to > make the sour fruits palatable. > > 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. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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.
