EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Dry fruit Chilgoza pine is seed of Pinus gerardiana.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is found in inner dry tracts of temperate zones of North-Western Himalayas growing at elevations between 1800m to 3000m above msl. The forests in this area are grouped under Himalayan Dry Temperate Forests (Group 13) of the Forest Types of India (Champion and Seth, 1968).

Detailed explanation-3: -Pine Nuts also known as Chilgoza, without shells, are another delicacy. They grow in Kashmir and are known to have a very distinct taste as compared to other nuts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chilgoza or pine nuts or pine seeds are seeds of Pinus gerardiana. There are forty nuts in one pine. Some of the common names of chilgoza are pignoli, cedar nuts, pinon nuts, pinyon pinenuts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Edible dry fruit formed from gymnosperms is called Chilgoza or Seeds of pinus gerardiana.