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By: Franklin W. Martin and Michael P. Fennema
Published: 1996-10-19


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 COMMON  |                 | PROPA-  |  GROWTH  | EDIBLE PARTS | PRINCIPAL   
  NAME   | SPECIES NAME    |  GATION |   HABIT  |    & USES    | NUTRIENTS
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Atemoya  |Annona hybrid    |Grafts   |Small Tree|Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C 
Avocado  |Persea americana |Seeds,   |Medium    |Fruit, Raw    |Oil
         |                 | Grafts  | Tree     |              |
Banana   |Musa sp.         |Offshoots|Large Herb|Fruit, Raw,   |Starch, 
         |                 |         |          | Cooked       | Potassium
Black    |Diospyros digyna |Seeds,   |Medium    |Fruit, Cooked |Carbohydrate
 sapote  |                 | Grafts  | Tree     |              |
Bread-   |Artocarpus       |Root     |Medium    |Fruit, Cooked |Starch 
 fruit   | elastica        | Cuttings| Tree     |              | 
Canistel |Pouteria         |Seeds,   |Small Tree|Fruit, Raw,   |Starch,
         | campechiana     | Grafts  |          | Processed    | Vitamins A,C
Carambola|Averrhoa         |Seeds,   |Small Tree|Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C 
         | carambola       | Grafts  |          |              |
Cherimoya|Annona cherimoya |Seeds,   |Medium    |Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C 
         |                 | Grafts  | Tree     |              |
Citrus   |Citrus sp.       |Grafts   |MediumTree|Fruit, Raw    |Vitamins A, C 
Coconut  |Cocos nucifera   |Seeds    |Tall Palm |Fruit,ManyUses|Protein, Oil 
Date     |Phoenix          |Seeds,   |Tall Palm |Fruit, Dried  |Carbohydrate
         | dactylifera     |Offshoots|          |              |
Durian   |Durio zibethinus |Seeds,   |Large Tree|Fruit, Raw    |Protein, 
         |                 | Grafts  |          |              | Carbohydrate
Guava    |Psidium guajava  |Seeds,Air|Small Tree|Fruit, Raw,   |Vitamin C
         |                 | layers  |          | Cooked       |
Jaboti-  |Myrcliaria       |Seeds,   |Small Tree|Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C 
 caba    | cauliflora      | Grafts  |          |              |
Jackfruit|Artocarpus       |Seeds,   |Medium    |Fruit, Raw    |Vitamins A, C 
         | heterophyllus   | Grafts  | Tree     |              |
Lansium  |Langsium         |Seeds    |Medium    |Fruit, Raw    |
(Langsat)| domesticum      |         | Tree     |              |
Lychee   |Litchi chinensis |Seeds,Air|Medium    |Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C
         |                 | layers  | Tree     |              |
Loquat   |Eribotrya        |Seeds,   |Medium    |Fruit, Raw,   |Vitamins A, C 
         | japonica        | Grafts  | Tree     | Cooked       |
Mango    |Mangifera indica |Grafts   |Tall tree |Fruit, Raw,   |Vitamins A, C 
         |                 |         |          | Cooked       |
Mamey    |Pouteria sapote  |Seeds,   |Medium    |Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C 
 sapote  |                 | Grafts  | Tree     |              | 
Mammee   |Mammea americana |Seeds,   |Large Tree|Fruit, Raw,   |Vitamins A, C  
 apple   |                 | Grafts  |          | Cooked       |
Papaya   |Carica papaya    |Seeds    |Large Tree|Fruit, Raw    |Vitamins A, C 
Passion  |Passisflora      |Seeds,   |Vine      |Fruit, Raw    |Vitamins A, C   
 fruit   | edulis          | Cuttings|          | Juice        |
Peach    |Bactris gasipaes |Seeds    |Tall Palm |Pulp & Kernel |Oil, Starch,
 palm    |                 |         |          | of Seeds     | Vitamin A 
Prickly  |Opuntia spp.     |Seeds,   |Shrub     |Fruits, New   |Carbohydrate
 pear    |                 | Cuttings|          | Pads         |
Rambutan |Nephelium        |Seeds,   |Medium    |Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C
         | lappaceum       | Grafts  | Tree     |              |
Salak    |Zalacca edulis   |Seeds,   |Small Palm|Fruit, Raw    |
         |                 | Grafts  |          |              |
Tamarind |Tamarindus       |Seeds,   |Large Tree|Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C
         | indica          |Offshoots|          | Juice        |
White    |Casimiroa edulis |Seeds,   |Medium    |Fruit, Raw    |Vitamin C
 sapote  |                 | Grafts  | Tree     |              |
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             |                    |       ADAPTATION        | 
   COMMON    |                    +-----------+-----+-------+    NEGATIVE   
    NAME     |     SPECIES NAME   |           |     |       |     FACTORS
             |                    |   TEMP    |FLOOD|DROUGHT|
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Atemoya      |Annona hybrid       |Warm       | No  | Some  |Irreg. shape
Avocado      |Persea americana    |Warm to Hot| No  | Some  |Disease
Banana       |Musa sp.            |Hot        | Some| Little|Dark Color
Black sapote |Diospyros digyna    |Hot        | Some| None  |
Breadfruit   |Artocarpus elastica |Hot        | Some| Some  |
Canistel     |Pouteria campechiana|Hot        | No  | Some  |
Carambola    |Averrhoa carambola  |Hot        | Some| No    |
Cherimoya    |Annona cherimoya    |Hot        | No  | No    |
Citrus       |Citrus sp.          |Warm to Hot| No  | Some  |
Coconut      |Cocos nucifera      |Hot        | Some| Some  |
Date         |Phoenix dactylifera |Very Hot   | No  | Yes   |
Durian       |Durio zibethinus    |Hot        | Some| No    |Odor of Fruit 
Guava        |Psidium guajava     |Hot        | Some| Some  |
Jaboticaba   |Myrcliaria          |Warm       | Some| No    |Needs Cool 
             | cauliflora         |           |     |       | Winter
Jackfruit    |Artocarpus          |Hot        | Some| No    |
             | heterophyllus      |           |     |       |
Lansium      |Lanslum domesticum  |Hot        | Some| No    |
 (Langsat)   |                    |           |     |       |
Lychee       |Litchi chinensis    |Warm       | No  | No    |Needs CoolWinter 
Loquat       |Eribotrya japonica  |Warm to Hot| No  | No    |Cool Days to Set
             |                    |           |     |       | Fruit
Mango        |Mangifera indica    |Hot        | Some| Some  |
Mamey sapote |Pouteria sapote     |Warm to Hot| No  | Some  |
Mammee apple |Mammea americana    |Hot        | Some| Some  |Somewhat 
             |                    |           |     |       | Poisonous 
Papaya       |Carica papaya       |Hot        | Some| Some  |Fruit too Soft 
Passion fruit|Passisflora edulis  |Warm to Hot| Some| Some  |
Peach palm   |Bactris gasipaes    |Hot        | No  | No    |Spint Trunk 
Prickly pear |Opuntia spp.        |Warm to Hot| No  | Yes   |Spiny Plant
Rambutan     |Nephelium lappaceum |Hot        | Some| No    |
Salak        |Zalacca edulis      |Very Hot   | Yes | No    |
Tamarind     |Tamarindus indica   |Hot        | No  | Yes   |
White sapote |Casimiroa edulis    |Warm       | No  | Some  |
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