Gujarat government has decided to rename dragon fruit as kamalam : Chief Minister Rupani
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Last Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 12:46 PM IST
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Asked why the name Kamalam has been given to the fruit, Rupani said, Farmers say it looks like lotus and that is the reason we have named it Kamalam .
Gujarat government to rename dragon fruit as kamalam
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government has decided to rename dragon fruit as Kamalam , Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has said. The state government has applied for a patent to change the nomenclature of dragon fruit, which is largely grown in
Kutch, Navsari and different parts of Saurashtra, to Kamalam , Rupani told reporters on Tuesday.