This is called "topa Kul" in Bengali found mainly growing in the spring months in Bengal. tanay
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > *NATIVE, WILD, CULTIVATED* :: Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) » *Zizyphus > mauritiana* ... also spelt: *Zizyphus* > > > *ZIZ-ih-fuss* -- an ancient Greek name derived from the Persian word * > zizafun* > *maw-rih-tee-AY-nuh* -- of or from Mauritiana, a north African area > > > *commonly known as*: Chinese apple, Chinese date, cottony jujube, Indian > jujube, Indian plum, sour jujube, Yunnan jujube, Yunnan spiny jujube • > Hindi: बदर badar, बेर ber, कुबल kubal, फेनिल phenil, पिच्छल picchal • > Kashmiri: bari, konkamber, phitni • Konkani: बॉर्र boaarr • Manipuri: boroi > • Marathi: बोर bor, सौबरी saubari • Punjabi: amlai, barari, simli, singli • > Sanskrit: बदर badar, बद्री badri, सौवीर sauvir • Tamil: எளந்தை elandhai • > Telugu: రేగు regu > > > *Native to*: south Asia (mainly India) > > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
