Jency ji The local names can often confusing at times, useful at others. The closest I could find elumichai in Tamil for C. autarantifolia, what we call kaghzi nimbu in Hindi, Nimma in Telugu, Limbe in Kanad, Erumichinarakam. May be this helps
-- 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 Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
