Yes sir I think your fruit is different, its Diospyros virginiana. I saw this too along with the dry ones....and then frozen ones....in the market yesterday. Will try to buy and taste..... Regards Pankaj
On Oct 31, 1:58 pm, 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=isc... > > 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$20... > >> -- > >> 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
