Very interestingly I saw this on sale in one of the Super martkets yesterday. I was thinking, where I have seen it!!!! Because in my place when they eat it, its always green on the outer surface and its much bigger. http://www.bijlmakers.com/crops/images/asian_palmyra_palm_1.jpg Pankaj
On Jan 30, 4:59 am, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > I think Giby got it right! The description matches well with the fruit of > Asian palmyra palm (Tamil name: Panai maram). > > It is the 'state tree of Tamil Nadu' and every part of it is used, for > various purposes. According to an ancient Tamil literature, the tree has > 801 uses in all. Nongu or Nungu is the nutritious endosperm which is > edible, cool and sweet, like that of coconut. It is usually available > during peak summer. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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
