Hindi: Vilayati bel Tam: Tiruvottukkay Not known about fruits eaten as such, but definitely used in medicine as diuretic, asperient and febrifuge. The fruit shell takes a fine polish and used like a utensil. Sap was earlier used to dye silk black. Seeds yield an oil similar to groundnut oil.
-- 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 Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Usha Desai <[email protected]> wrote: > correct me if I am wrong but the the species shown by Pravinji and > Rajendraji appears to be Crescentia alata. > Thank you all for sharing these beautiful pictures...If anyone in Mumbai > wants to see the Crescentia alata ,at present one in Colaba Woods has many > fruits. > Usha > > > On 19 January 2011 13:07, Pravin Kawale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> Same from my archive >> It's marathi name is Kamandalu >> Thanks >> >> On 1/19/11, Vijayadas D <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Is this fruit edible ?. Recently I found this type of tree with fruits >> in >> > front of a house at Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum, Kerala >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Rajendra Shinde <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Here are some pictures of Calabash tree from Bangalore.Taken in Nov >> 2010. >> >> >> >> Rajendra Shinde >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:24 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Yes commonly known as Calabash Tree >> >>> Tanay >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Mahadeswara <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Watch for the fruits and take photographs. The tree is commonly >> >>>> called beggar's bowl tree, as the big sized fruits were dried and >> the >> >>>> outer hard shell was used for alms ( as beggar's bowl). I will >> upload >> >>>> the photographs of fruits hanging from the trunk, after searching >> >>>> from my archives. Beautiful specimens are seen in the Chennai Agri- >> >>>> horticulture society. >> >>>> >> >>>> On Jan 18, 1:12 pm, ranjini kamath <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> > Bot. name - Crescentia cujete.Family - Bignoniaceae.Pics taken on >> >>>> > 16/01/11 in Lalbagh Botanical garden,Bangalore.This was the only >> >>>> > flower on the tree - last of the season i guess. >> >>>> > Regards >> >>>> > Ranjini Kamath >> >>>> > >> >>>> > IMG_8439-efi.jpg >> >>>> > 186KViewDownload >> >>>> > >> >>>> > IMG_8444-ph2.jpg >> >>>> > 195KViewDownload >> >>>> > >> >>>> > IMG_8446-ph2.jpg >> >>>> > 165KViewDownload >> >>>> > >> >>>> > IMG_8443-ph2.jpg >> >>>> > 142KViewDownload >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> *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] >> >>> *Webpages:* >> >>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >> >>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >> >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde, >> >> Director, Council of International Programmes, >> >> & Associate Professor in Botany >> >> St. Xavier's College, >> >> (Autonomous) >> >> Mumbai 400001. >> >> India. >> >> Off. Tel. +91-22-2262 0662 ext 356; >> >> dir: 022-2262 0675 >> >> Cell : 9819100131 >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Vijayadas D >> > Horticulturist EstateSupervisorDeputy >> > Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 >> > Riyadh -11462 , KSA >> > vijayadas.wetpaint.com >> > >> >> >> -- >> *Pravin* >> > >
