Thanks for sharing a nice set of pictures ! Dr Satish Phadke
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:44 AM, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The bilimbi tree is long-lived, reaches 5-10 m in height. Its trunk is > short and quickly divides up into ramifications. Bilimbi leaves, 30-60 cm > long, are alternate, imparipirmate and cluster at branch extremities. There > are around 11 to 37 alternate or subopposite oblong leaflets. This > Carambola relative produces very small pickle-like fruits which are borne > directly on the trunk of the tree and also on the branches. The fruits are > preceded by small red flowers on the trunk and branches. Its flowers, like > its fruits, are found in hairy panicles that directly emerge from the trunk > as well as from the oldest, most solid branches. The yellowish or purplish > flowers are tiny, fragrant and have 5 petals. The bilimbi fruit's form > ranges from ellipsoid to almost cylindrical. Its length is 4-10 cm. The > bilimbi is 5-sided, but in a less marked way than the carambola. If unripe, > it is bright green and crispy. It turns yellowish as it ripens. The flesh > is juicy, green and extremely acidic. The fruit's skin is glossy and very > thin. The bilimbi is too acid for eating raw but the green uncooked fruits > are prepared as a relish in Suriname. Originated seemingly from the > Moluccas, in India, where it is usually found in gardens, the bilimbi has > gone wild in the warmest regions of the country. > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Averrhoa%20-%20Cucumber%20Tree%20-%20Bilimbi/Cucumber%20Tree%20-%20Bilimbi.html > > Raman > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
