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# An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s4: 2.4 Fruits, Nuts, etc.

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s4

- **Language:** English

### 2.4 Fruits, Nuts, etc.

### [v1.c7.s4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.1)

2.4.1 \*Borassus flabellifer\* (toddy palm, palmyra palm). ARIKAMEDU (Indo-Roman). Native of tropical Africa, it is now widely cultivated in India, chiefly s. of the Ganga plains.

### [v1.c7.s4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.2)

2.4.2 \*Buchanania lanzan\* (\*chalaunji\*). INAMGAON (Chalcolithic). With no world record, it is indigenous to India, chiefly in the peninsula. The ripe fruit is eaten and kernels used in confectionary and seed-oil in medicine.

### [v1.c7.s4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.3)

2.4.3 \*Citrullus\* sp. Cf. \*C. lanatus\* (melon). Harappa. Widely cultivated in warm, arid, sandy tracts in c. and s. India and in coastal regions, as in the Mediterranean region and w. Asia.

### [v1.c7.s4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.4)

2.4.4 \*Citrus\* sp. (lemon). Harappa. Indigenous to India along the Himalayan foothills up to 1300 m.

### [v1.c7.s4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.5)

2.4.5 \*Cocus nucifera\* L. (coconut palm). Harappa; ARIKAMEDU (Indo-Roman). A coastal or near-coastal plant.

### [v1.c7.s4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.6)

2.4.6 \*Emblica officinalis\* (myrobalan, \*amla\*). NAVDATOLI (Chalcolithic). Cultivated and wild varieties occurring in mixed deciduous forests, it is sensitive to frost and drought.

### [v1.c7.s4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.7)

2.4.7 \*Phoenix\* sp. TEKKALAKOTA, UTNUR (Neolithic); Harappa; INAMGAON (Chalcolithic), all possibly of wild species with edible fruits. Real date palm, \*P. dactylifera\*, was introduced in Punjab in the 8th century.

### [v1.c7.s4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.8)

2.4.8 \*Punicagranatum\* (pomegranate, \*anar\*). Harappa. Wild and often under cultivation in semi-arid climates on poor soils.

### [v1.c7.s4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.9)

2.4.9 \*Tamarindus indicus\* (tamarind, \*imli\*). NEVASA (Chalcolithic). Origin in tropical Africa or s.-e. Asia.

### [v1.c7.s4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.10)

2.4.10 \*Zizyphus jujuba\* (\*ber\*). NAVDATOLI (Chalcolithic); BHOKARDAN, NEVASA, TEKKALAKOTA (early historical).

### [v1.c7.s4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.11)

2.4.11 \*Zizyphus nummularia\* (wild \*ber\*). INAMGAON (Chalcolithic).

### [v1.c7.s4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c7.s4.12)

2.4.12 \*Zizyphus vulgaris\*. KODEKAL (Neolithic).

## Linked texts (7)

- [Harappā](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.harappa)
- [Nevasa](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.nevasa)
- [Navdatoli](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.navdatoli)
- [Inamgaon](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.inamgaon)
- [Tekkalakota](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.tekkalakota)
- [Bhokardan](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.bhokardan)
- [Kodekal](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.kodekal)

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