Yes, this fruit (technically called Syconus) is used as vegetable when green and eaten as fruit when ripe. The fig's cavity get filled with honey like nectar while colour becomes reddish at ripening. Sweet as honey is a certain exaggeration obvious with local guides, but it is certainly a tasty fruit. I was fortunate to have few plants in close proximity of my home in mid hills where we used to consume many such ripe fruits during rainy season. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 2:35:16 PM UTC+5:30, Aarti S. Khale wrote: > > Rawat Ji, > Thanks for validation. > I was told the ripe ones are as sweet as honey and can be eaten. > Regards, > Aarti > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 12:21 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yes it is F.auriculata, locally called 'Timala'. >> DSRawat Pantnagar >> >> >> On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 10:42:42 AM UTC+5:30, Aarti S. Khale wrote: >>> >>> This tree was seen deep inside the Corbett area, near Mandar River. >>> Local name given by the guide was Timla. >>> Found only in the regions having cooler climate. >>> Kindly validate. >>> 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]. 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/d/optout.
