rosavale (in Konkani) in Goa). It is still found in the Philippines (called iba in Tagalog and karmay in Ilokano), and if not widely, in Cambodia (called kantuet) and Thailand (called mayom). In Grenada, the fruit is called a damsel. In St. Lucia, the fruit is known as "see-wet". In the United States, it is found in Hawaii, and occasionally southern parts of Texas, Florida. It is also found in Puerto Rico (where the fruit is called grosella), Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname (where it's called ronde birambi), US Virgin Islands, Peru and Brazil. Names in other languages അരിനെല്ലിക്ക,നെല്ലിക്കാപുളി ("Arinellikka,Nellikkapuli", in Malayalam), ನಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ("Nallikai"}, in Kannada-ಕನ್ನಡ), அரை நெல்லிக்காய் (arainellikai, in Tamil-தமிழ்), ନରକୋଳି (narakoḷi, in Odisha), in , নোড় (Nōṛa, in West Bengal), రాచ ఉసిరి, నక్షత్ర ఉసిరి (in Telugu), Orboroi (অড়বড়ই/অরবরই), Noyal (নোয়াল), Noyar (নোয়াড়), Loboni (লবণী), Hariful (হরিফুল) in Bengali, Rayawala ( रायआवळा) in Marathi, Grosella (in Puerto Rico), Raspberry (in Antigua and Barbuda), Jimbilin (in Jamaica), Damsel (in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada), Sour Cherry (in Trinidad and Tobago), Karamay (in the Northern Philippines),Layuan (in the Bicol region of the Philippines), (Rata Nelli , Nelli Bilin රට නෙල්ලි, වල් නෙල්ලි, ගම් නෙල්ලි, in Sri Lanka) Bangkiling (in the Southern Philippines), Cermai (in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia), Sarmale in Tetum in Timor-Leste, Goanbili (in Maldives), Grosella or Sapra (in Belize), ဆီးဖြူသီး (in Myanmar), Guinda (in El Salvador), Azedinha (in Cabo Verde), Groselha (in Brazil), มะยม [majom] (in Thailand) and Tjerimée (in Dutch), surette (in French Caribbean), Assamese in Assam (India) "পৰামলখি", Kawlsunhlu (Burmese goosberry) in Mizo (India, Myanmar) Cultivation and human use The Otaheite gooseberry prefers moist soil. It can be cultivated in a variety of ways—budding, cutting and air-layering—in addition to the usual seed growth. The tree is cultivated for its ornamental value, but also for food and medicinal purposes. While it produces some fruit throughout the year, it is mainly harvested in January except in South India, where it bears crops in April–May and again in August–September. As the fruit does not soften when ripe, it is harvested when the fruit begins to drop. Various parts of the plant are used for food. In Bangladesh, India and Indonesia, the cooked leaves are eaten. While the fruit is eaten fresh, and is sometimes used as flavoring for other dishes in Indonesia, it is generally regarded as too tart to eat by itself