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Pouteria caimito, the abiu (Portuguese pronunciation:), is a tropical fruit tree originating in the Amazonian region of South America, and this type of fruit can also be found in the Philippines and other countries in Southeast Asia. It grows to an average of 10 metres (33 feet) high, with ovoid fruits.
Hymenocallis littoralis, commonly known as the beach spider lily or lirio de playa, is a species of plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to warmer coastal regions of Latin America and a widely cultivated and naturalized plant in many tropical countries.
The fruit is globular, weighing 800 g (1.8 lb) and are 16–20 cm (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 –8 in) long by 8–15 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 –6 in) wide with a yellow-green color and each mature tree can produce 600–800 fruits per year. [3] [2] Additionally, when ripe, the interior of the fruit is off white with a sweet taste and aroma. The fruit of the breadnut ...
Both are 1 cm (3 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter, white to greenish, and inconspicuous with no petals; they are produced on axillary or terminal spikes. The fruit is a drupe 5–7 cm (2– 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long and 3–5.5 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) broad, green at first, then yellow and finally red when ripe, containing a single seed .
Dean Schoeppner . Sweet Gum. Sweet gum is a native shade tree that has glossy green leaves with five lobes, similar to a sugar maple.Fall color can be quite dramatic, with a combination of yellows ...
It is also called beach apple. [5] A present-day Spanish name is manzanilla de la muerte, 'little apple of death'. This refers to the fact that manchineel is one of the most toxic trees in the world: it has milky-white sap that contains numerous toxins and can cause blistering. The sap is present in every part of the tree—bark, leaves, and fruit.
It produces edible fruit with a fine, velvety, reddish-brown fur-like covering. The fruit has a soft, creamy, pink flesh, with a taste and aroma comparable to peaches. [2] It is widely distributed and native to the Philippines, but it is also native to eastern and southern Taiwan.
Anacolosa frutescens is native to Southeast Asia, from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Myanmar through Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests, sometimes heath and peat swamp forests, occasionally submontane forests, from sea-level to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) altitude.