Nice photographs Suraji ji
-- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:02 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > This is what we call BATABI LEBU (LEBU = any Citrus fruit) in Bengali. > This plant doesn't need any special care to grow and its fruits are > relatively cheap source of vitamins & minerals for villagers who can't > afford to have an orange or an apple. I have heard that the fruit is > beneficial to cure/recover from "jaundice". > > Species : Citrus maxima (syn. Citrus decumana) (family : Rutaceae) > Date : 08/Feb/2012, 9.23 A.M. & 15/11/2011 (the fruit with the butterflies) > ID help : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomelo > > I also attach a photo featuring Common Baron (female) butterflies feeding > on its partly rotten fruit. > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley >
