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Herbarium Sheet Series 1: Tree Tomato/ Sohsaw Dieng/ Sohbaingon Dieng




HERBARIUM SHEET SERIES 1


Kum shi bynta jong ka jingrakhe ïa ka International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, kane ka dei ka herbarium sheet jong u sla Sohbaingon dieng ne u Sohsaw Dieng. Une u dei u jhur ba baroh ngi ju bang ban bam, uba ju ïoh ha ki bnai Risaw bad Naiwieng. 😄😋


Genus/ Species: Solanum betaceum

Family: Solanaceae

Common Name: Tree Tomato/ Sohsaw Dieng

Habitat: Garden

Location: New Kenche's Trace, Shillong, Meghalaya.

Collected by: Daniel Ebor Challam

Collection Date: 15th July, 2023

Collection#: 72



Khublei Shibun @micromotives ïa kine ki herbarium sheet ki ban sa post ha kane ka taïew! 😃🙏🌱🍃
As part of the celebration of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, this is a herbarium sheet of the leaf of Tree Tomato or Tamarillo sent by @micromotives. The Khasi community eats tree tomato as a salad with onion and chilli after roasting it over the fire. It is usually available in the months of October and November.

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