1.
Sugar Apple (annona squamosa)
An extremely popular fruit that is typically eaten raw, added to ice cream or blended with milk to make a delicious beverage
14 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
2.
Goldenberry (physalis peruviana).
Small tree with a smooth pinkish trunk and fragrant white flowers. The fruit contain a sweet pinkish-purple flesh that is used in making jellies.
12 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
3.
Star Apple (chrysophyllum cainito)
This rapidly growing tree produces delicious purple fruit with a star pattern in the pulp.
5 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
4.
Custard Apple (annona reticulata)
Tropical tree to 40' widely cultivated in lowland tropics. Grown for its large heart shape fruits with juicy sweet pulp. Blooms have the scent of vanilla
5 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
5.
Soursop a.k.a. Guanabana (annona muricata)
A well-known fruit commonly found in tropical markets, they are usually processed into ice creams, sherbets and drinks. High in vitamins B1, B2 and C, the delicious fruits usually weigh several pounds.
4 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
6.
Pepino (solanum muricatum)
An evergreen shrub that produces a sweet, edible fruit that resembles a melon in both color and flavor. The fruits have a smooth round or oval shape and are light yellow in color with purple lines throughout
4 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
7.
Star Fruit (averrhoa carambola)
The oval fruit is five lobed, translucent and pleasantly tart. It is star-shaped when sliced crosswise
3 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
8.
Pond Apple (annona glabra)
Produces fruits which look similar to a green apple that can be eaten raw and are sometimes made into jellies and wine. The plants mature quickly and start producing after two years
3 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise - 1 comment
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9.
Naranjilla (solanum quitoense)
Produces fragrant white and purple flowers that are followed by edible medium sized fruits that turn bright orange when ripe. The juicy pulp is green and tastes like a cross between a pineapple and a strawberry. Can be eaten fresh, used on ice cream, in fruit salad, cooked in pies or made into a juice.
3 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
10.
Zebra Banana (musa zebrina)
Definitely the most unusual-looking member of the banana family
2 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
11.
Tamarind (tamarindus indica)
This tropical fruit tree is known for its tart pulp used in chutney and numerous other dishes.
2 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
12.
Chocolate Vine (akebia quinata)
A hardy vine whose red-purple flowers smell like white chocolate when in bloom. The flowers are followed by purple, edible 4"-5" sausage shaped fruits which contain a white pulp with a tapioca like flavor
2 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
13.
Wild Mandarin (citrus sp.)
The flowers are tinged red in the bud, white inside. They are followed by an abundance of tangerine looking, sweet and sour fruit.
1 point - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
14.
Wild Pear (psidium guajava)
Also known as Tropical Guava, this small tree can grow to 34 feet. Produces an abundance of pear shaped fruit, generally two crops per year, within 90 to 150 days after flowering. The fruit can be eaten raw but is preferred seeded and sliced as a dessert or in salads. It is also used for juice, made into syrup or jelly.
1 point - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
15.
Kaffir Plum (harpephyllum caffrum)
Small tree with a smooth pinkish trunk and fragrant white flowers. The fruit contain a sweet pinkish-purple flesh that is used in making jellies. Often served with cream cheese, guavas can be eaten raw, canned, used in desserts and salads
0 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
16.
Date Plum (diospyros lotus)
A type of persimmon tree, produces a small fruit with a taste similar to both dates and plums. The fruit is said to be so delicious that it was known to the ancient Greeks and "the fruit of the Gods".
0 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
17.
Cocktail Plant (psidium friedrichstahlianum)
A small fruit tree with green to red foliage, depending on the amount of sun. Small white flowers are followed by small fruit that are used in tropical juices. The leaves are sometimes digested in a tea form as an antacid.
-1 point - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
18.
Cassabanana (sicana odorifera)
Fast-growing, fleshy vine produces large fruits up to 60 cm long. The mature fruit is sweet with orange-yellow pulp that is eaten raw or made into preserves. Immature fruit can be cooked like a vegetable.
-1 point - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
19.
Bael Fruit (aegle marmelos)
This nutritious fruit is prized more for its medicinal qualities than its taste as it used in different parts of the world to cure dysentery, diarrhea, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and is said to be good for the heart and brain.
-1 point - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
20.
Apricot Tomato (solanum quitoense)
An exciting bushy plant with purple-tinged large leaves that are curiously inverted, with the broad end upward. Attractive white flowers are followed by tomato shaped orange/red fruits that taste like a ripe apricot
-5 points - added 15 years ago by sdenise -
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