Resources Tagged: Fruits

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  1. Pithecellobium dulce - Madras Thorn

    Edible portion:Fruit, Aril, Pods, Seeds, Seeds - oil A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 10 m tall but can be 15-25 m tall. The trunk can be 50-60 cm across. There are many branches. The branches are spiny. These are in pairs and are 4-10 mm long. The young leaves are usually reddish. The...
    Plant Information Indigenous Food Pl... Food Plants FPI Seed OI Edible Seeds Fruits Madras Thorn

  2. Diospyros nigra - Black Sapote

    Edible portion: Fruit A medium sized tree. The crown is rounded and the tree is evergreen. It grows 10-26 m high. The bark is black. The leaves are glossy and dark green. They are 10-15 cm long. The flowers are of one sex and are yellowish green. The female flowers occur singly and the male...
    Plant Information Indigenous Food Pl... Food Plants FPI Fruit Tree Fruits Black Sapote

  3. Pouteria glomerata - Abio

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruits, Nuts A medium sized tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk can be slightly fluted. The leaves are simple and alternate. The leaves are clustered at the ends of branches and arranged in spirals. They are 6-20 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The leaves are widest above the...
    Indigenous Food Pl... Food Plants Abio Nuts Fruits Edible Seeds Plant Information FPI Cinnamon Apple

  4. Flacourtia indica - Governor’s plum

    Edible Portion:Fruit, Vegetable, Tea A shrub or small tree. It grows 5-15 m high. The trunk is crooked and low branched and armed with scattered slender spines. The leaves are alternate, pointed at the base and rounded at the tip. The edges of the leaves toothed with rounded lobes. Leaves are...
    Plant Information FPI Fruit Tree Fruits Plum Governor's Plum

  5. Abelmoschus manihot - Aibika, Edible Hibiscus

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Flower buds, Vegetable, Root, Fruit, Pods A branched shrub up to 2 m or more high. It has rounded twigs which are green and smooth. The leaves are simple, smoothand with 3 to 5 lobes. The leaves are large and can vary in shape. Normally the leaves are very dark green, but...
    Plant Information FPI Roots Edible Leaves Fruits Edible Flowers Hibiscus Edible Hibiscus Aibika Abelmoschus manihot

  6. Swietenia mahogani - Cuban Mahogany

    Edible Portion: Fruit An evergreen tree. Sometimes it loses its leaves for a short period. It can grow 30 m high. The trunk branches at the top. Theleaves are long and divided into leaflets along the stalk. There are 4-5 oval leaflets which taper to the tip. The flowers are smalland yellow-white....
    Fruit Tree Fruits FPI Mahogany Cuban Mahogany

  7. Terminalia arjuna - Arjuna, Indian-Laurel

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Bark - drink, Kernel, Nuts, Seed An evergreen tree. It can lose its leaves. It often has buttresses. The bark is smooth and grey. It flakes off in thin strips. Itgrows to 25 m tall and spreads to 4 m across. It has a dense matted fibrous root system. The stem is erect and...
    Edible Seeds Nuts Fruit Tree Fruits Plant Information Indian Laurel Arjuna FPI

  8. Pimenta dioica - Allspice Tree, Pimento

    Edible parts -Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Herb, Leaves - tea A medium sized tree. It grows 13-15 m tall. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The bark is silver grey and has an aroma. Itpeels off in long strips. The wood is hard, durable and close grained. The leaves are dark green, shiny...
    Plant Information FPI Edible Leaves Fruit Trees Pimento Edible Seeds Fruits Herbs and Spices Allspice

  9. Kigelia africana - Sausage Tree

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruit, Bark, Flowers It is a tree which loses many leaves during the year. It grows 9-18 m high. The crown is rounded. The trunk is short and straightand about 80 cm across. It often branches from the base. The branches spread out and the secondary branches hang down.The...
    Plant Information Vegetables FPI Edible Flowers Fruits Edible Seeds Sausage Tree

  10. Gmelina arborea - Comb Tree, Snapdragon Tree, Tall Beachberry

    Edible Portion:Seeds, Fruit, Flowers - Flavouring, Leaves A tree which loses its leaves. It grows to 10-25 m high. The trunk is erect and the branches are horizontal. The bark is greyishbrown. The bark peels off in thin flakes. Young parts are covered with silky hairs. The leaves have stalks. The...
    Plant Information FPI Edible Leaves Edible Flowers Fruits Edible Seeds Tall Beachberry Snapdragon Tree Comb Tree