Yes, another set of beautiful pics. Regards Prashant On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Beautiful Shots Raman Ji Never seen this tree. > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 4:27 PM, raman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Star Gooseberry is a small deciduous tree reaching about 25-30 ft in >> height. Leaves are compound, 14-25 inches long, crowded at the ends of the >> branches leaflets 2-3.5 inches long by 1-1.5 inches wide, alternately >> arranged along the rachis, ovate or obliquely ovate, acute or somewhat >> acuminate, base rounded or somewhat wedge-shaped. The genus name >> Phyllanthus is derived from Greek words meaning leaf-flower, an allusion to >> the apparent bearing of flowers on the leaves. The species name acidus is >> on account of the acidity of the fruit. Flowers are very minute, in short >> dense spike-like clusters arising from nodules along the branches, like >> mulberries. Fruit is pendulous, in small clusters from the branches, round >> or slightly flattened at the poles, with shallow or deep ribs (usually 5) >> 0.75 inch across. The tree usually flowers and produces fruit twice a year. >> Fruits appear simultaneously with the flowers. So, the tree usally has >> fruits hanging from it, at any time of the year. The fruit is used chiefly >> for pickling and for the preparation of preserves. It makes an excellent >> jam. Star Gooseberry is native of Malay Islands and Madagascar and >> frequently grown in India for its acid fruit. >> >> Raman >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
