|
Name and family |
Tree characters |
Major constituents of the fruits (per cent) |
Fruiting season |
Fruit quality |
Yield |
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|
Juice |
Moisture |
T.S.S. |
Acidity |
Total sugars |
Reducing sugars |
Non-reducing sugars |
Tannins |
Pectin |
Vitamin C (mg per 100 g) |
Protein |
Total minerals (Ash) |
Phosphorus |
Potassium |
Calcium |
Magnesium |
Iron |
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|
Aegle marmelos Correa (Rutaceae) |
Deciduous, small to medium sized tree |
- |
60.7 |
- |
0.46 |
8.36 |
6.21 |
2.04 |
0.21 |
2.52 |
9.20 |
5.12 |
2.663 |
0.137 |
0.746 |
0.188 |
0.127 |
0.007 |
May to June |
Fair |
62.5 kg. |
|
Aesculus indica Colebr. (Sapindaceae) |
Tall, deciduous, spreading tree |
- |
50.5 |
- |
- |
5.58 |
4.59 |
0.94 |
- |
- |
- |
0.338 |
1.934 |
0.124 |
0.733 |
0.049 |
0.042 |
0.008 |
October to December |
Not eaten fresh |
60 kg. (seeds) |
|
Berberis aristata DC. (Berberidaceae) |
Erect and spiny shrub |
26.6 |
63.4 |
18.9 |
1.07 |
11.97 |
11.97 |
- |
0.64 |
0.37 |
4.60 |
2.31 |
2.052 |
0.079 |
0.439 |
0.065 |
0.061 |
0.011 |
From the middle of May to the end of June |
Good |
657 g. |
|
Carissa spinarum Linn. (Apocynaceae) |
Erect thorny shrub |
- |
64.0 |
25.8 |
1.51 |
10.80 |
10.77 |
0.03 |
0.42 |
1.39 |
1.83 |
4.09 |
1.621 |
0.057 |
0.504 |
0.051 |
0.052 |
0.007 |
November to January |
Fair |
272 g. |
|
Cordia obliqua Willd. (Boraginaceae) |
Medium sized deciduous tree |
- |
74.0 |
10.2 |
- |
3.55 |
3.47 |
0.08 |
- |
4.50 |
- |
2.06 |
2.132 |
0.091 |
1.066 |
0.062 |
0.067 |
0.005 |
July to August |
Poor |
52.5 kg. |
|
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. (Elaeagnaceae) |
Deciduous thorny shrub |
- |
69.4 |
14.5 |
1.51 |
8.34 |
8.13 |
0.23 |
- |
- |
12.04 |
4.47 |
1.045 |
0.054 |
0.346 |
0.049 |
0.033 |
0.007 |
From the middle of July to the middle of August |
Good |
650 g. |
|
Emblica officinalis Gaertn. (Euphorbiaceae) |
Small to medium sized woody deciduous tree |
- |
70.5 |
23.8 |
3.28 |
5.08 |
5.08 |
- |
2.73 |
0.59 |
1094.53 |
0.75 |
2.922 |
0.027 |
0.368 |
0.059 |
0.248 |
0.004 |
December to March |
Not eaten fresh |
23.5 |
|
Ficus Palmata Forsk. (Moraceae) |
Moderate sized deciduous tree |
45.2 |
80.5 |
12.1 |
0.71 |
5.98 |
5.98 |
- |
- |
0.20 |
3.35 |
1.72 |
0.924 |
0.034 |
0.296 |
0.071 |
0.076 |
0.004 |
From the second fortnight of June to the first fortnight of July |
Excellent |
25 kg. |
|
Ficus roxburghii Wall. (Moraceae) |
Deciduous woody tree |
- |
87.1 |
7.5 |
- |
6.15 |
6.12 |
0.03 |
- |
0.48 |
3.35 |
0.59 |
1.068 |
0.039 |
0.361 |
0.039 |
0.045 |
0.003 |
From the first week of June to the end of July |
Good |
32.4 kg. |
|
Flacourtia sapida Roxb. (Bixaceae) |
Tall, deciduous, thorny and dioecious tree |
- |
62.1 |
16.5 |
- |
13.92 |
13.92 |
- |
- |
0.64 |
10.74 |
0.79 |
2.761 |
0.056 |
0.454 |
0.068 |
0.059 |
0.005 |
From the middle of May to the last week of June |
Good |
7.5 kg. |
|
Flagaria indica Andr. (Rosaceae) |
Perennial herb having prostrate stems |
58.7 |
77.4 |
6.2 |
0.67 |
3.40 |
1.78 |
1.54 |
- |
- |
6.29 |
1.51 |
1.147 |
0.077 |
0.282 |
0.126 |
0.121 |
0.010 |
April to August |
Poor |
150 g. |
|
Murraya koenigii (L) Spreng. (Rutaceae) |
Small spreading shrub |
- |
64.9 |
16.8 |
- |
9.76 |
9.58 |
0.17 |
- |
- |
13.35 |
1.97 |
2.162 |
0.082 |
0.811 |
0.166 |
0.216 |
0.007 |
From the middle of July to the end of August |
Fair |
480 g. |
|
Myrica nagi Thunb. (Myricaceae) |
Medium to large, woody, evergreen and dioecious tree |
40.0 |
80.6 |
19.5 |
3.68 |
12.65 |
12.65 |
- |
1.05 |
- |
4.12 |
0.97 |
0.387 |
0.007 |
0.194 |
0.039 |
0.013 |
0.004 |
From the first week of May to the end of May |
Excellent |
15.5 kg. |