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Botanical name: Grewia asiatica L. - [ (GREW-ee-uh) named for Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712), an English physician and author; (a-see-AT-ee-kuh) of or from Asia ] Synonyms: Grewia conferta Warb. ex Burret • Grewia hainesiana Hole • Grewia humilis Wallich ex Mast • Grewia subinaequalis DC. • Grewia vestita Mast • Grewia vestita Wall. • Microcos lateriflora L. Family: Tiliaceae (phalsa family) - [ (til-ee-AH-see-ay) named for Tilia genus, the phalsa family ]

Common names of Grewia asiatica: Bengali: phalsa, shunkri • English: phalsa • Filipino: bariuan-gulod • Hindi: फालसा phalsa • Khmer: pophlië • Lao: nhap (Sino-Tibetan) • Marathi: पळशी palshi, फालसा phalsa • Sanskrit: परूषक paroushak • Tamil: பலிசமரம் palicamaram • Thai: lai khon, po tao hai, yap khee thao • Urdu: फालसा falsa • Vietnamese: c[of]-ke-[as], cò-ke-á

Origin: India, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand

Phalsa is a shrub or small tree, which if allowed to grow naturally, can attain a height upto 12 feet. It sheds leaves during winter goes into dormancy for short duration. The fruits are small, seedy but juicy, 6-8 mm in diameter, dark purple at maturity.

A very refreshing drink is made from phalsa. This is very popular during the hot summer months and sold at fruit juice stalls in big cities.

Courtesy: - Florabase - the Western Australia Flora - eFlora - World Agro Forestry - A Dictionary, Marathi and English - Tamil Lexicon

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Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location19° 23′ 15.05″ N, 73° 13′ 35.26″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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