Wow interesting story. Though I have seen that fruit, I have never tried it. Thanks of the nice pictures and the nice story.
Sid. On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I went to city to buy some stuff with one of our staff members, Daisy > Hu. While we were returning, I bought some guava and she bought some, > what I thought was tomato. Then she came to me and gifted me one of > those tomato and asked me to try it. > I smiled, "I know how tomato tastes". She said, "no this is not a tomato". > Hesitantly, I took it and came home. > In the evening she called me to say, "wise man, you are too bad". I > said," why?". She replied, " when a girl gifts you something you > should have gifted her the guavas". I couldnt stop laughing. She > asked, "did you taste the fruit, do it now if you haven't and you will > know its not a tomato". > And finally I tasted what I thought to be tomato. And I am glad that I > was wrong. Its one of the best fruits I have ever tasted. Very > peculiar color and very peculiar taste. > > Its commonly called the Persimmon. > Diospyros kaki Thunb. > Family: Ebenaceae > This is a very high value medicinal plant. > > Pankaj > > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) >
