Nice catch of Kajhur
Tanay
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 10:42 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> Sending photos of date palm.
>
>
> Name : Phoenix dactylifera
> Common name of fruit : Date (English) Khajur (Hindi)
> Place : Mount Abu, Rajasthan
> Date : 14.11.2010
> Others : Seen in arid areas of Gujerat and Rajasthan.
> Date fruit is considered as an ideal food containing most of
> the essential nutrients like pottassium.
> The flowers of the date palm are edible. Seeds of date are
> ground and mixed in flour during the time of scarcity.
> Date palms are tapped for the sweet sap called Nira which is
> converted to palm jaggery.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Mani.
>
>
>
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