Hi, Definitely this fruit can be purchased from Manali, I had got an opportunity to taste this (and I thought this to be any member of Solanaceae, more inclination being towards Tomato). They sell it and tell the name as Persimon, thus no doubts remain pending if you buy it from there. Thanks Pankaj Ji, for sharing such an incident, becoz sharing these type of things is not "affordable" by many of us.
On 10/31/11, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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) > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227
