Nice perfect presentation On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote:
> Nicely illustrated....thanks Dr. Usha for showing the seeds of this, never > seen so clearly. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:10 AM, ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All: >> Recently we had a very short season of Rose apple in Kolkata... >> >> Family: *Myrtaceae* >> *Syzyygium jambos* Alston *Synonyms: Eugenia jambos* L. and *Jambosa >> jambos* Millsp. >> It has an interesting small, which is best perceived when one bites into >> the fruit... >> the seed rattles inside, and if one handles it roughly, the pale soft skin >> bruises easily and turns brown... >> >> I brought some home, the first of the season got eaten rapidly, nobody >> would let me take pictures... >> >> With the second set (next week) I could get some pictures and keep the >> seeds for my experiments... >> >> Here's the result in pictures... >> There is imperceptible ridges on the outer skin.. size is variable from >> the same tree ( my vendor's own) >> The fruit is hollow, thin wall... >> seeds have brown skin, usually one seed with a few embroys inside ( see >> later) >> one seed had two skin coated halves, one of which was very eager, and had >> started sprouting already... >> >> Many years ago I had searched for the rose apple on the net and found*Julia >> Morton's >> * write up >> the most complete, on reviewing these few lines intriguing and worth >> repeating... >> I quote: >> "* Fruit : *In *1849*, it was announced in Bengal that the ripe >> fruits, with seeds removed, could be distilled 4 times to make a "rosewater" >> equal to the best obtained from rose petals.. >> >> *Medicinal Uses: *In India, the fruit is regarded as a tonic for the >> brain and liver. An infusion of the fruit acts as a diuretic. >> >> A sweetened preparation of the flowers is believed to reduce fever. The >> seeds are employed against diarrhea, dysentery and catarrh." >> .... end quote. This whole essay can be seen at URL: >> >> http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/rose_apple.html >> enjoy >> Usha di >> >> >> >> > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
