Thats why I had added that people have this tendency to add the names of god and goddess with the fruits. Kind of free advertisement you see. At Haridwar if someone sells a fruit with a god's name attached, he can get more customer, than with usual name.
Pankaj On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:48 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Ritesh ji, the fruit Annona reticulata is also known by the name > Ramphal. It is a cousin of Sitaphal. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > On 1/12/11, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks Pankaj for showing 'Ramphal' to us! U might be aware that >> Annona squamosa is known as 'Sitaphal'. >> >> Don't know why they are called so. >> >> Ritesh. > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
