Pernicious anemia, folate deficiency, and liver disease can cause megaloblastic anemias, in which the cells are bigger and fatter than normal. Classic iron deficiency, on the other hand, gives you little, pale cells. A peek at a smear is useful.
Santalum Acuminatum or the Quandong. The Quandong is a truly unique native Australian fruit. Found in the arid and semi-arid regions of all Australian mainland states, Quandong trees have been classified as belonging to the santalum genus of plants.Ideally adapted to arid environments, the Santalum Acuminatum species is known to be a semi-parasitic plant.ustralian people often refer to Quandongs as the Wild Peach, Desert Peach or Native Peach. Quandongs have a vitamin C content higher than oranges and and almost certainly saved many early Australian explorers from scurvy. Quandong fruit can be dried and frozen for 8 years or more, without losing any flavour whatsoever.
The fruit is often called the âQueen of Fruitsâ. Description: The plant was an import from Indonesia [Abbiw]. It is a tree 7-8 m high with dense heavy profusely branched crown, known only from cultivation in SE Asia and subsequently taken by man to other parts of the tropics.he fruit is the mangosteen, rated one of the most delectable of the tropics and pulp gives the fruit its reputation as one of the finest and most delicious of fruits. Good fruits may attain 6-7 cm in diameter and contain 5-7 seed surrounded by a white, sweet and succulent flesh [Burkill; Quisumbing].