Nice catch we call it chalta in bengali
tanay
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya
<[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi
> sharing the image of an Elephant apple tree (Dillenia indica) taken at
> Narendrapur near Kolkata city.
> The fruits of this tree are large, and are used in Bengal for making tasty
> pickles.
> We call the fruit Chalta in Bengali.
>
> regards
> Shantanu :)
>
>
> Shantanu Bhattacharya.
> B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology)
> University of Calcutta.
> Teaching Faculty.
> Dept. of Biology.
> Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE).
> Joka. Kolkata.
>
>
>
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