Ghosh ji In plenty in temperate areas, especially Kashmir, Manali, Nainital, etc. I had uploaded two Manali, thinking one to be American D. virginiana, but as it turned both were D. kaki, one astringent form and ne nn-astringent form. Here is the link.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Diospyros$20from$20Manali/indiantreepix/VRGdGWE6KQ8/I7db27ZwzbUJ -- 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, Oct 31, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks a lot Balkar sir, Sathish sir, Rakesh sir, Ghosh sir and Vijay. > No Vijay, I have yet to give her the guavas :P.... > Pankaj > > > > On Oct 31, 2:23 am, "Ghosh Dr. Ashok Kumar" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Is this fruit available in India? > > > > On Oct 30, 6:26 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) > > > > > Slide7.JPG > > > 1037KViewDownload > > > > > Slide8.JPG > > > 1147KViewDownload > > > > > Slide9.JPG > > > 1288KViewDownload >
