Beautiful shots Sir On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Citrus medica* L., Sp. pl. 2:782. 1753 > > Common names: Citron > Hindi: Bara nimbu, bijaura, turanj > Beng: Bara nimbu, beg pura > Guj: Turanj, bijoru > Mar: Mahalunga, mavalung > Mal: Gilam, rusakam, matalanarakam > Kan: Madala, mahaphala, rusaka > Tam: Kadaranarathai > Tel: Lungamu > > I have seen this tree grown very commonly in private houses as nimbu. The > fruit is the size of lemon (Citrus limon) but more spherical, generally > with inconspicuous nipple, but importantly the rind is very thick (often 5 > mm or even more) and rough (rugose) on surface. > > > > > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
