Indian gooseberry PRODUCT NAME
Emblica fischeri SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | nelli, amla |
| Local Name: | Nelli, Ta-nelli, Hi-Amla, Ur-Oura, Ounla, Te-Ursiriki |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A short deciduous tree. Flowers are very small in axillary fascicles. The fruit is indehiscent fleshy drupe with a single hard stone, edible, sour taste. Transluscent green when ripe. Seeds 6, trigonous and hard. Fruits measure about 1.73 in diameter. Bark is pale brown and rough. |
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| Market Information: | The fruits are extensively traded in India. |
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