This is an illustration of a type of citrus fruit called 'Buddha's hand' (bushukan), which is auspiciously expressed as resembling a pair of hands performing gassho (a gesture of hands held together) due to its multiple elongated segments that split like fingers.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
< scientific name >
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus
< common name >
Buddha's hand, fingered citron
< extra >
Plantae Category
< family >
Rutaceae
< genus >
Citrus
< species >
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus
Origin
< place >
Northeastern India
