It is interesting that this American and Mexican fruit is known as butter fruit only in some parts of India. In America it is popular as Avocado or alligator pear.
-- 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 Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Ganesh Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > It is known as butter fruit > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It is Avocado fruit, *Persea americana*. >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:39 AM, KANNAN <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A fruit cultivated in some garden near bangalore. Request to identify. >>> >> >> > > > -- > Dr.ganesh Kumar > Dr.Vijaya lakshmi > Vignesh Ayurvedic clinic > 13th A main, 50ft road > Hanumantha Nagara; Near railway booking counter > Bangalore 560050 > > Ph: 9480514378 > Ph: 9480514387 > 080-22428739 > 080-22420582 > > >
