Wao............ Pankaj bring some fruit for us also.Very nice fruits. Also nice sets of discussion.
Regards Prasad On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Kamasani ji > Initially I also thought one growing in Kashmir as D. virginiana, but only > after Kenneth told me and saw D. virginiana in California that I came to > know than both elongated orange red fruits (astringent one) and depressed > yellow ones belong to D. kaki only. D. virginiana has larger, distinctly > glaucous and thicker leaves. > > -- > 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 11:28 AM, kamasani narasimhareddy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dr. Pankajji, >> >> Two years back one of my friend brother brought from Saudi area as a >> Kashmir Sapota. It may be a Diospyros virginiana. Please visit below >> site >> >> >> http://www.google.co.in/search?q=diospyros+virginiana+berries&tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&gbv=2&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3188l9500l0l13016l19l15l0l0l0l0l719l719l6-1l1l0&oq=diospyros+virginiana+berries&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1 >> >> >> Reddy, K.N >> >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > This persimmon is currently being sold in Mumbai as 'Amarphal'. The >> fruit >> > vendor said that they are sourced from Kashmir. >> > Have attached some cell-phone shots of the fruit; diameter : 7 cm. Seed >> size >> > : 2.5 cm long x 0.8 cm wide. >> > Thank you Dr Pankaj and Dr Singh for sharing your experiences. >> > >> > Best wishes, Viplav >> > >> > >> > 2011/10/31 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > > > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
