marmelos

Bengal quince, Aegle marmelos; a hard-shelled fruit

An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008

Bengal quince, Aegle marmelos; a hard-shelled fruit

An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008

The vegetation is characterized by Shorea robusta, usually in association with Anogeissus latifolia, Terminalia alata, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Pterocarpus marsupium, Aegle marmelos, Syzygium operculatum, Symplocus racemosa, and Croton oblongifolius.

Chhota-Nagpur dry deciduous forests 2008

Found all over the sub-Himalayan forests, and indeed across the whole of India, Bilwa or Bel (Aegle marmelos/Bengal quince) is a most sacred tree for Hindus.

Archive 2006-04-01 2006

Bengal quince, Aegle marmelos; a hard-shelled fruit

An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008

Annual fires are common, so fire-hardy species such as Zizyphus mauritiana, Madhuca latifolia, Aegle marmelos, Butea monosperma, Terminalia tomentosa, Ochna pumila, and several others also occur in these fire-prone areas.

Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests 2008

The southwestern part of the Aravalli Range supports a distinct deciduous forest characterized by Anogeissus pendula, Aegle marmelos, Boswellia serreta, Cassia fistula, Mitragyna parviflora, Diospyros melanxylon, and Wrightia tinctoria.

Northwestern thorn scrub forests 2008

Teak (Tectona grandis) forests grow in areas that are less dry, in association with Aegle marmelos, Boswellia serrata, Ougeinia oojeinensis, Diospyros spp.,

Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests 2008

Found all over the sub-Himalayan forests, and indeed across the whole of India, Bilwa or Bel (Aegle marmelos/Bengal quince) is a most sacred tree for Hindus.

Summertime Refreshment 2006

Antonia Fraser dismisses this charming story as a fable in her biography of Mary, saying that the word was in existence much earlier and is derived from the Portuguese word for quince, ‘marmelos’.

Archive 2007-01-01 Carla 2007