This is also called sweet lime but I am not sure Tanay On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yazdy ji > The first four photographs are from the same tree in Herbal Garden at > Delhi. The first fruit from California looks similar to the one from Delhi, > although the other two from California look different in texture of the > rind. > > Here are some Indian names of the fruit: > > Hindi & Bengali: Chakotra, mahanibu, sadaphal > Guj: Obakotru > Mar: pains, papnasa > Mal: Pamparamasam > Kan: Chakotre, Sakkota > Tam: Pambalimasu > Tel: Pampalamasam > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Dr. Gurcharan Singh ji, >> Some of the pictures look like the sweetlime or Mosambi. Interesting >> that the Pomelo there are so small. Though the first picture and the >> flowers are definitely looking like the Pomelo at my place. Thank you >> for sharing. >> Regards >> Yazdy. >> >> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Citrus maxima (syn: C. grandis), pomelo or shaddok, largest citrus fruit >> > often reaching 25 cm in diameter, and green to pale yellow in colour >> when >> > ripe, with sweet white (or, more rarely, pink or red) flesh and very >> thick >> > pudgy rind. It is also known as pummelo, pommelo, Chinese >> > grapefruit, jabong,lusho fruit, pompelmous. Very common in USA, also >> grown >> > to limited level in India, photographed from Herbal Garden, Delhi and >> also >> > from California. >> > >> > -- >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> > Retired Associate Professor >> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> > >> > >> > > > -- *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]
