I think you are mentioning about *Borassus flabellifer *. If so, it is 'Nongu'. May be Kottaimuthu, Rathinasaphapathy or Vijay can confirm it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borassus_flabellifer Regards Giby On 30 January 2012 00:11, Dev Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > No photograph. Just text. From an email sent by a friend - > > "*what can you tell me about this fruit (name included - `noong' came > into my mind, but I could be horribly wrong) sold in South India, > purple/dark blue skin, white flesh, very juicy, used to quench thirst - > resembles mangosteen, probably a relative? Possibly related to lychees > also? I remember one long family trip to the South, this endless bus ride, > halt at Dindigul and these fruits being sold, my father repeatedly asking > if I wanted to try some and my outright refusal because I had Gold Spot and > Limca and Mangola and assorted Sharbats on my mind. Have looked up > Wikipedia several times, but hard if you have no name for said item."* > ** > Am sure at least one of our members will get the name. > > Regards > Dev > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
