Custard apples are small deciduous trees commonly found in parts of Central and South America. The 8-15 cm wide fruit are variable in shape, but are largely heart-shaped and yellow or nearly brown when ripe. The creamy-white flesh of the fruit is described as custardlike, with a sweet but less...
Edible Portion:Fruit A small tree up to 7.5 m tall. It has several branches near the base. Trees loose their leaves at some times of the year. Newshoots have short brown hairs but older wood is smooth and shiny. The leaves are long and spear shaped with short leaf stalks.Around the edge of the...
20/09/2015 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Bangladesh. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very...