Dear Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji, Many thanks for correcting me. Texture of rind and size. I was confused because of he size and the texture. Thank you once again. Regards Yazdy.
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:42 PM, 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/ >> > >> > > > >
