Oh I thought these grow in tropical areas. Yesterday someone on my facebook was saying she found it in Kullu!! Pankaj
On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > -- ********************************************************************** "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)
