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iNtErEstiNG iNDiGENEous Fruits Noni sohphoh
Noni or the Indian mulberry is Sohphoh or crab apple is a
mentioned in the Ayurveda. Noni wild fruit grown exclusively in
helps in internal cleansing of Meghalaya in Northeast India.
stomach. It is a popular fruit among the

M.Y. Mohammed Jaffer, XI , Alpha English Hr. Sec. School, Puducherry Khasi tribe.

Ice Apple Khasi Mandarin

Ice apple also known as Thaatinungu The Khasi Mandarin is
in Kannada and Nungu in Tamil and different from the rest of the
Telugu, this delicious and juicy fruit has varieties. Its skin is extremely
translucent jelly and gives cooling effect smooth and thin and has sweet-
and balance of minerals and sugar to the sour juicy pulp. There is also another species called
body during summers. Palm sugar derived Citrus Indica locally known as Memang Narang, or the
from ice apple is called taal in Bangla, and it is popular in wild Orange.
making sweets.
M. Akash, XI , Alpha English Hr. Sec. School, Puducherry Nemu Tenga
Nemu Tenga (Kaji Nemu)
sharifa or the assam lemon is one

Sharifa or custard apple has a very of the most important fruits
sweet and delicate flesh. In India it of Assam and other parts of
grows in Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, northeast India.
Maharashtra, Odisha, rajasthan, uttar Illustration by: Prerna
Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Dadlani, IX A, All Saints
Sr. Sec. School, Ajmer
and Tamil Nadu. It is believed that Activity
Portuguese brought the fruit from the New world in circa
1590. It is available during the months from september to FRUITs IN MY LANGUAGE
February.
Name these five fruits in your local language
shahtoot Banana eg. केळी (Marathi)

Shahtoot is derived from a Farsi ______________________
word “shah” meaning emperor and
“toot” meaning berry, known as Mango eg. மாங்கனி (Tamil)
King’s berries. It starts sprouting in ______________________
the month of April and comes in the
market towards May. Two types of shahtoot are available guava eg. পেয়ারা (Bangla)
in North India: morus alba (white) and morus australis ______________________
(purple).
Custard apple eg. સીતાફળ (gujarati)
Did YOU KNOW? ______________________

Not all Oranges are Oranges ! Coconut eg. ਨਾਰੀਅਲ (Punjabi)
The apple you are eating might be a year old! ______________________
Pineapple is a cluster of berries!
One pomegranate can hold more than 1,000 seeds!

G.R. Sangavi, VII-B, Angappa Educational Trust, Background Illustration by:
Sr. Sec. School, Coimbatore Himanshi Dua, IX B, Sec 18, Huda, Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana

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