Ficus auriculata Lour. Syn: F.roxburghii Wall. Locally called as Taryambal,Traimblu in H P and the ripe fruits are edible. It is a store house of feed for birds.
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 7:03 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > Rawat Ji, > I was lucky to see some ripe fruits the day I was leaving, in a resort . > Here it is.... > Aarti > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 3:23 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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. > -- 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.
