Rare Fruits in India
By: Sonali Behera
Jungli Jalebi
Jungli Jalebi contains green-pink spiraling pods and because the fruit resembles the Indian delicacy jalebi, the plant is also known as Jungli Jalebi.
Buddha's Hand
Buddha's hand is a gorgeous fruit with long, golden tentacles that stretch from the base and resemble gnarled human fingers. It looks like a rough lemon.
Langsah
Langsah is a small, translucent fruit with an orb shape that is most commonly seen in South India.
Mangustaan
Mangustaan, about the size of a tiny orange, is a fragrant tropical fruit. It is the national fruit of Thailand & it is believed that in the 18th century, southern India had many trees.
Falsa
Buddhist specialists believe that it was initially found in Varanasi and subsequently spread throughout Asia and the rest of the world.
Japani Phal
Locally known in Himachal as Japani phal, a phrase used to denote a temperate fruit, the singular, delicious persimmon is a deep orange-red colour.
Ambarella
Ambarella is a mature plant that is often referred to as wild mango. It has the moderate sweetness of a pineapple and the puckering acidity of an unripe mango.
Chalta
One of the fruits that wild elephants enjoy is Chalta, which thrives in the humid soil and oppressive atmosphere of swamps and semi-tropical forests.
Bilimbi
Bilimbis, a fruit related to star fruit, begins bright green and hard but ripens to yellowish, glossy, and soft.
Taal
Targola, also known as the Taal, is a cluster-forming palm fruit. The fruit is further used to make the local alcoholic beverage toddy.