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Elephant Apple


Elephant Apple
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Copyright: Subhash Ranjan (sranjan) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 131 W: 33 N: 356] (1222)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-04
Categories: Flowers
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-25 11:09
Viewed: 317
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The world’s like a flower
Either fallen or grown
The leaves cover secrets
And the petals are shown
We're like a flower

Thanks to Makkala & Bob. I have read about the flower on the mentioned web link.
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The elephant apple, or wood apple, is a tropical acidic fruit native to Southeast Asia. The fruit is eaten in both ripe and unripe stages, and it is common in chutneys and other pickled dishes. The fruit comes into season in the fall months, depending on the region, with maturity in October and November in Malaya and a longer harvesting period, October through March, in India. The elephant apple is an acquired taste: in addition to being very mealy, it has an odor that some consumers find offensive.

The elephant apple tree grows up to 25 feet (7.5 meters) tall, in tropical and subtropical regions, and it can also be found at relatively high elevations. It is a dense tree that prefers full sun or very light shade and has dark green, toothed, leathery leaves. The elephant apple tree has a core of a few branches reaching up and long drooping branches returning to the earth. The bark is scaly and spined. The flowers of the tree are white to pale red in color and have a distinctive odor that many find very pleasant.

The fruit of the elephant apple tree is enclosed in a hard husk, which must be cracked to get at the fruit. This can be accomplished by hurling the fruit at a hard surface or by using a hammer to crack the husk open. The elephant apple itself is brown and mealy, with astringent and resinous notes. It also has a strong smell, along with numerous small seeds.

While the elephant apple tree was originally thought of as a source of food for the poor, recent years and more mechanized harvest techniques have popularized it in Southeast Asia. The knobbly, misshapen fruits are still relatively unknown in the United States, like many Asian fruits. The wood of the elephant apple is very hard and prized for construction applications in which durable wood is needed. During the rainy season, the tree exudes a gum that is used in some parts of the world to replace gum arabic, and it appears in watercolors, inks, varnish, and other applications in which gum arabic might normally be used. Products of the elephant apple tree are also used in some traditional Indian medicine, and the plant is said to be soothing to the digestion.

Source:http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-elephant-apple.htm
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Hello Subhash,
This is Dillenia indica Linn.(Elephant apple,Chulta).Very sharp and clear
regards.TFS.
http://www.treknature.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=165579

Makkala

I was just going to say Dillenia indica Linn, when Makkla had done same..but it would have been a guess. I load out my book on the flora over there and the people moved without notification. I see many of your galleries...as you know I have been through so many of the glaciers and wishes for me to travel...but this one takes on a slightly different quality. It is a new ambiance your putting forth...and it works Subhash. Keep on getting more of the close ins. you do well with your eyes in this macro'ish wolrd.
bob

subhash,
very nice specimen and good details of the wood apple.
i wonder if you tried an off centre compo...would improve the overall appeal, imo.

tfs

Hi Subhash,what a wonderfull choice of point of view!!!!Very very great,i like a lot this pic,colors and sharpness perfects and a beautifull and unknown flower too,just my best compliment,have a nice weekend,Luciano

My first view of this extremely well shaped flower which reminds me of the Mandala shape -- a symbol of perfection in oriental theology and Jungian analytical psychology, Subhash.
I love the combination of gentle colours on this flower.
Ram

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4802] (21322)
  • [2008-07-29 8:04]

Hello Subhash! That's a fine image my friend, the pov is very good and the soft light is beautiful, good details and compo, well done, thanks!

Mario

Bonjour Subhash,
Tout d'abord merci pour le partage car tu me fais découvrir une fleur inconnue et ensuite félicitations pour la finesse et la délicatesse des détails de ta publication.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Such clarity. Brillant colors. Just stunning.

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