Sunday, August 16, 2009

Fruits and vegetables of Assam

Few of locally found fruits, Leafy/Non Leafy vegetables of Assam (Apart from common ones).

1)



Name : Dillemia indica linn vera
Local Name : Outenga (Chalita)

2)

Name : Wood apple
Botanical Name : Aegle marmelos
Hindi Name : Bael

3)


Plum (Prunus domestica)
Assamese Name: Nora Bogori

4)


Name : Orchids
Family : Orchidiacea
Assamese Name : Kopou phul

5)



Name : Myrobalan
Botanical Name : Terminalia chebula
Assamese Name : Silikha
Hindi Name : Kalra

6)



Mustard greens
Scientific name :Brassica juncea
Assamese Name: Lai Xaak

7)



Name : Assam Lemon
Botanical Name : Citrus limon
Assamese Name : Nemu tenga (Kaji Nemu)

8)



Name : Olive
Botanical Name : Elaeoearpus floribundus
Assamese Name : Jolphai

9)



Name : Kuji Thekera
Botanical Name : Garcimia cowa roxb
Assamese Name : Kuji Thekera

10)



Name : Flacourtia
Botanical Name : Flacourtia gangomos
Assamese Name : Poniol


11)


Name : Fern
Assamese Name : Dhekia


12)



Name : Carambola
Botanical Name : Averrhoa carambola
Assamese Name: Kordoi


13)



Name : Black pepper
Botanical Name : Piper nigrum L
Assamese Name : Jaluk

14)


Name: Bhut jolokia
Scientific name: Capsicum chinense


15)


Name : Bamboo shoot
Assamese Name: Baah Gaaj

16)


Name : Leteku
Botanical Name : Baccurea sapida (Sapida)


17)



Name : Anola
Botanical Name : Phyllanthes emblica
Assamese Name : Amlakhi
Hindi Name : Amla

18)




Name: Arecanut
Botanical Name : Areca catechu Linn
Assamese Name : Tamul

Descriptions about them can be read from here and here

9 comments:

  1. wow! the fruits looks yummy especially the plum. I haven't taste it.

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  2. Many many thanks for these wonderful information (with the pictures). Its a great pleasure to become familiar with some these indigenous varieties of natural food form our homeland ASSAM. I knew about all of these in Assamese but was fascinated by your research on their Scientific names.
    Thanks again for your work..Its truly praiseworthy.

    Best wishes
    Mintu Desai (Ohio)

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  3. Thanks for all of these beautiful pictures about Assamese fruits & Orchids .

    Regards
    Aloke Das
    9435083787

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  4. wow.......nice to read this...it remembers me the villages and roads of assam....feels nostalogic by leteku and ponial....

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  5. That's a nice job .. I was looking for information about herbs endemic to north east india and then I came across 'kuji thekera' and 'bor thekera' both are 'garcinia' plants having exceptional medicinal properties. Will you share some info
    on 'bor thekera'

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  6. good collection.............thanks...............

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  7. could you please include the 'rabab tenga'?

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  8. Thank you :-)
    Could you also include Aaklash/aatlash

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