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Botanical name	Common name		Qty	Euro/packet	Seeds/Packet
Acnistus arborescens	Hollowheart, Wild Tobacco			6.00	100 seeds
Aframomum sp. (Uganda)	Seed of Heaven			7.40	10 seeds
Aleurites moluccana	Candlenut			7.20	10 seeds
Amomum anomalum				6.40	10 seeds
Amomum dimorphum				5.60	10 seeds
Amomum maximum (= A. dealbatum)	Java Cardamom			5.60	10 seeds
Amomum subulatum	Black Cardamom, Nepal Cardamom			5.60	10 seeds
Anacardium excelsum	Wild Cashew			5.90	5 seeds
Annona cherimola	Cherimoya, Custard Apple			7.00	100 seeds
Annona glabra	Pond Apple			5.60	10 seeds
Annona muricata	Soursop, Graviola			5.60	10 seeds
Antidesma bunius	Bignay, Buni, Salamander Tree			5.40	5 seeds
Artocarpus odoratissimus	Marang, Terap			6.00	5 seeds
Averrhoa carambola	Starfruit			6.60	10 seeds
Baccaurea angulata	Belimbing Hutan			sold	5 seeds
Bactris gasipaes (Spineless) - sprouted seeds	Spineless Peach Palm			8.00	10 seeds
Bixa orellana	Achiote, Annatto			6.00	50 seeds
Borojoa patinoi	Borojó			7.00	50 seeds
Butia catarinensis	Coastal Jelly Palm			5.40	10 seeds
Butia eriospatha	Woolly Jelly Palm			5.60	10 seeds
Butia odorata	Southern Jelly Palm			5.60	10 seeds
Canarium harveyi (Turtle Shell)	Nangai Tree			61.50	5 seeds
Canarium indicum (Ambae Giant)	Nangai Tree			61.10	5 seeds
Canarium indicum (Easy Bite)	Nangai Tree			50.30	5 seeds
Canarium indicum (Heart Shaped)	Nangai Tree			47.50	5 seeds
Canavalia rosea	Beach Bean			5.50	50 seeds
Carica microcarpa subsp. baccata				7.50	10 seeds
Carnegiea gigantea	Saguaro			5.00	100 seeds
Centrolobium ochroxylum				21.10	5 seeds
Cephalotaxus fortunei	Fortune Plum Yew			5.80	10 seeds
Cephalotaxus sinensis var. sinensis	Chinese Plum Yew			5.80	10 seeds
Citrus trifoliata (= Poncirus trifoliata)	Chinese Bitter Orange			5.40	10 seeds
Clavija longifolia				5.80	10 seeds
Clavija membranacea	Shiculin Pijcha			7.50	10 seeds
Cordia africana	White Manjack, Sudan Teak			5.90	10 seeds
Crotalaria retusa	Yellow Rattlebox, Devil Bean			8.00	100 seeds
Cyclanthera pedata	Caigua			3.70	5 seeds
Dendrocalamus asper				5.40	10 seeds
Dendrocalamus latiflorus	Taiwanese Giant Bamboo			5.30	10 seeds
Dendrocalamus yunnanicus				5.30	10 seeds
Dovyalis abyssinica	Tropical Apricot, Kashun			6.50	50 seeds
Durio graveolens	Durian Anggang			sold	3 seeds
Elaeis guineensis (Tenera)	African Oil Palm			6.20	10 seeds
Elaeocarpus angustifolius	Blue Marble Tree			19.40	10 seeds
Elaeocarpus lanceifolius	Himalayan Olive			5.60	10 seeds
Eriobotrya japonica	Loquat			2.40	5 seeds
Euterpe oleracea	Açaí Palm			6.10	10 seeds
Euterpe oleracea (Branco)	White Açaí Palm			9.30	10 seeds
Euterpe oleracea (Pará Dwarf)	"Super Berry", Açaí Palm			8.20	10 seeds
Evodia fraxinifolia	Khanakpa			5.40	10 seeds
Fargesia fungosa (= Borinda fungosa)	Chocolate Bamboo			5.30	10 seeds
Ficus aff. vieillardiana	Touaourou Fig			9.80	10 seeds
Ficus asperifolia				6.20	10 seeds
Ficus auriculata (= F. roxburghii)	Roxburgh Fig			5.40	10 seeds
Ficus habrophylla				7.00	50 seeds
Ficus hurlimannii	Hurlimann's Fig			7.00	10 seeds
Ficus sp. (Jungle Fig)				8.00	50 seeds
Flacourtia indica	Governor's Plum			9.40	10 seeds
Garcinia elliptica (= G. acuminata)	Bacurizinho			15.60	5 seeds
Garcinia sp. (Vietnam Yellow)				6.30	3 seeds
Gardenia erubescens	Female Gardenia			5.60	10 seeds
Genipa americana	Marmalade Box			5.80	10 seeds
Hibiscus sabdariffa	Roselle, Red Sorrel			5.60	10 seeds
Hornstedtia tomentosa				5.90	10 seeds
Hoya sp. (Pearl)				8.00	5 seeds
Jubaea chilensis	Chilean Wine Palm			8.10	10 seeds
Luffa cylindrica (= Luffa aegyptiaca)	Loofah, Sponge Gourd			6.40	10 seeds
Maclura tinctoria (= Chlorophora t.)	Dyer's Mulberry, Fustic Tree			5.60	10 seeds
Malpighia glabra (= M. emarginata)	Acerola, Wild Crapemyrtle			7.00	50 seeds
Manilkara hexandra	Ceylon Iron Wood			6.00	100 seeds
Metroxylon salomonense	Solomon Ivory Nut Palm			99.80	10 seeds
Mimusops bagshawei	Omuma			6.90	10 seeds
Mimusops elengi	Spanish Cherry			5.00	50 seeds
Momordica cochinchinensis	Gac Fruit			9.60	10 seeds
Moringa drouhardii	Bottle Tree			7.20	10 seeds
Muntingia calabura	Jamaican Cherry, Panama Berry			5.00	100 seeds
Ochagavia elegans				13.60	10 seeds
Oenocarpus bataua	Batauá Palm, Milpesos Palm			14.30	10 seeds
Pandanus conoideus	Red Fruit Screw Pine			7.20	10 seeds
Passiflora edulis f. edulis	Passion Fruit			5.30	10 seeds
Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa				5.00	50 seeds
Passiflora quadrangularis	Giant Granadilla			5.30	10 seeds
Pavonia burchellii				5.60	10 seeds
Phyllanthus emblica	Indian Gooseberry, Amla			5.00	100 seeds
Phyllostachys edulis (= P. pubescens)	Moso Bamboo			8.00	100 seeds
Pinus gerardiana	Chilgoza Pine, Nepal Nut Pine			10.00	100 seeds
Pinus pinceana	Mexican Blue Weeping Piñon			9.60	10 seeds
Pinus torreyana	Torrey Pine			7.40	10 seeds
Piper guineense	Guinea Pepper			10.40	10 seeds
Piper sp. (Long Pink)				18.00	50 seeds
Pistacia atlantica	Atlas Mastic Tree, Persian Turpentine Tree			5.00	100 seeds
Plagiostachys albiflora	Munong			7.50	10 seeds
Plagiostachys crocydocalyx	Banjang			7.50	10 seeds
Plagiostachys subaequalis	Munong			7.80	10 seeds
Plethiandra sp. (Creamy Star)	Jambu Ara			8.00	100 seeds
Prosopis alba (Banana Carob)	Banana Carob Tree, White Carob Tree			7.80	10 seeds
Prosopis chilensis (Large Fruited)	Chilean Carob Tree			7.40	10 seeds
Prumnopitys andina	Mountain Grape			10.10	10 seeds
Pseudospondias microcarpa	African Grape Tree			8.20	10 seeds
Psidium guajava	Common or Apple Guava			5.00	100 seeds
Psidium guajava (Ecuador)	Apple Guava			6.00	100 seeds
Pterygota alata (= Sterculia alata)	Buddha Coconut			5.30	10 seeds
Retanilla ephedra	Frutilla del Campo			8.70	5 seeds
Ricinodendron heudelotii	Njangsa Tree, African Nut Tree			9.80	10 seeds
Rollinia mucosa (= R. deliciosa)	Biriba, Wild Sweet Sop			5.80	10 seeds
Salacca affinis	Red Salak			sold	3 seeds
Sapindus saponaria	Soapberry			6.60	10 seeds
Sclerocarya birrea	Marula			6.40	10 seeds
Sicana odorifera	Musk Cucumber			5.40	10 seeds
Siraitia grosvenorii (= Momordica grosvenorii)	Buddha Fruit, Monk's Fruit, Luohan Guo			5.40	10 seeds
Solanum anguivi (= S. indicum)	Forest Bitterberry			5.00	100 seeds
Solanum ferox	Terong Bulu			7.00	50 seeds
Solanum quitoense	Naranjilla, Lulo			5.00	100 seeds
Solanum sessiliflorum	Cocona			4.60	10 seeds
Solanum sp. (Terong Asam)	Terong Asam			5.80	10 seeds
Solanum virginianum (= S. xanthocarpum)	Thorny Nightshade, Thai Eggplant			4.00	100 seeds
Spondias dulcis	Ambarella, Golden Apple			8.20	10 seeds
Spondias mombin	Java Plum			5.60	10 seeds
Spondias purpurea	Jocote, Red Mombin			5.40	10 seeds
Syagrus lorenzoniorum	Mirim Quarter Coconut			12.70	5 seeds
Tamarindus indica (Si Chomphu)				5.80	10 seeds
Tamarindus indica (Si Thong)	Sweet Tamarind			5.80	10 seeds
Telfairia pedata	Oyster Nut or Queen’s Nut			9.80	3 seeds
Theobroma cacao (Red)	Cocoa Tree			5.80	10 seeds
Theobroma cacao (Yellow)	Cocoa Tree			5.80	10 seeds
Vangueria infausta	African Medlar			5.60	10 seeds
Vitex gigantea	Pechiche			5.80	10 seeds

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Acnistus arborescens

A large shrub or small tree in the Solanaceae native to the New World tropics that produces large, soft leaves and small, white, bell-shaped flowers followed by small, orange, tomato-like fruits that are valued for their anti-cancer properties but are otherwise not particularly desirable. Easy and fast...

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Aframomum sp. (Uganda)

A ginger from Uganda with edible fruits borne in clusters at the base of the plant that are harvested for their tangy, sweetish, juicy pulp. The seeds are used as a piquant spice, not unlike peppercorns...

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Aleurites moluccana

A medium-sized tree with a compact, dense crown of attractive, trilobed leaves. Originally native from tropical Asia to northeastern Australia it is widely cultivated today throughout the tropics for its many uses. The large seed kernels are so rich in oil they can be used as candles. Also, they...

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Amomum dimorphum

While this recently described ginger from the Malaysian province of Sarawak on Borneo perhaps does not sport the most obvious flowers -- they are nearly hidden beneath the plant where they spring form the ground -- it does have beautiful glossy green, long, narrow, drooping foliage to 3.5 m (12 ft.) tall...

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Amomum maximum (= A. dealbatum)

A medium-sized, vigorous ginger, widely distributed in tropical and warm temperate Asia, that produces clusters of leafy shoots to about 3 m (10 ft.) tall with stunning red bases. The lovely white flowers appear in dense clusters from compact inflorescences at ground level for several months. Apart from being...

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Amomum subulatum

This smallish ginger, originally native to damp, forested valleys from the eastern Himalayas to central China, produces an underground rhizome that gives rise to clusters of evergreen, leafy shoots to about 1.5 m (5 ft.) tall. The pretty, ivory flowers appear in compact inflorescences at ground level and are followed...

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Annona cherimola

A large shrub, originally native to montane forests in the Andes of South America, but now widely cultivated for its delicious fruits, which, under a thin, green peel, has very sweet, soft, white, custard-like flesh that can be scooped out with a spoon. It does best in frost free...

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Annona muricata

A small tree from the Caribbean and Central America that produces large, green fruit with whitish, juicy flesh that has an aromatic and somewhat acidic taste. It is popular and widely cultivated in the tropics...

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Antidesma bunius

This interesting fruit tree in the Euphorbiaceae family bears large quantities of small, sweet-sour and slightly astringent berries, densely packed on fruiting stalks like small black currants. They can be eaten fresh or used for making juices and jams. Even though it is widely cultivated and relatively common throughout...

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Artocarpus odoratissimus

The Marang or Tarap is somewhat similar to a jackfruit but it is generally agreed that it has a more delicate and pleasant aroma. It can be consumed fresh and the seeds are also very tasty when roasted or boiled. The flesh around the seeds is sweet and pleasant and...

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Averrhoa carambola

A small to medium-sized, evergreen tree with pinnate foliage, pinkish flowers and yellow, angled fruit that is star-shaped in cross section and more popular for decorating dishes than for eating as it is rather bland, not very sweet and somewhat sour. Originally native to Southern Asia, it is...

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Baccaurea angulata

Absolutely gorgeous, that is the only way to describe a Belimbing Hutan tree laden with fruit. Literally thousands may develop on a single tree and the trunk and main branches of this cauliflorous species can be so heavily loaded that they look red from a distance. The Belimbing Hutan is...

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Bactris gasipaes (Spineless) - sprouted seeds

Identical with the regular Bactris gasipaes (which is commercially grown in huge numbers for both the edible fruit and heart-of-palm) but considerably more friendly. A very ornamental and fast growing plant for the tropical and subtropical garden...

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Bixa orellana

A small tree native to tropical South America and widely cultivated elsewhere for its intensely red seeds that are popular as a spice and food colorant...

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Borojoa patinoi

A small tree in the Rubiaceae family (and thus related to coffee, gardenia or noni) from rainforests in northwestern Colombia that produces large, round fruits that are reddish when ripe, up to 1 kg (over 2 lb.) in weight and filled with a soft, red pulp that is used in...

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Butia catarinensis

Recently divided off as a new species from Butia odorata (= B. capitata var. odorata), this smallish Butia is native to a coastal vegetation type on white sand known as restinga, in Santa Catarina and northeasternmost Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. Some features that set it apart are its...

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Butia eriospatha

Though it looks much like Butia capitata, it is immediately distinguishable by its woolly inflorescence spathe. Indeed, the red brown coloration of this rather thick fur is visible from quite a distance and renders identification quite easy. This attractive feature, together with the fact that it is probably the most...

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Butia odorata

This popular, hardy, feather-leaved palm has recently been separated from Butia capitata to clear up a very old taxonomic mess. This palm is native to southern Brazil and Uruguay and is widely cultivated around the world, usually under the name B. capitata. It is a large, robust plant with...

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Canarium harveyi (Turtle Shell)

Originally thought to have come from the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu, this rare and prized cultivar is known for having a sweeter, more nutty flavor with a light touch of coconut butter which is so good that it is impossible to stop eating them. This may explain why it...

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Canarium indicum (Ambae Giant)

This particular cultivar is known for producing copious amounts of delectable nuts and is a favorite with the locals on the small volcanic island of Ambae and one of the five most popular varieties from Vanuatu that are said to have been hand selected and passed down through the generations...

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Canarium indicum (Easy Bite)

One of the five most popular Nangai cultivars from Vanuatu which is treasured for its light, delicious and uniquely mild nutty flavor and affectionately referred to as "Easy Bite" by the islanders as its shells are thinner so they can even be cracked with the teeth (your dentist will love...

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Canarium indicum (Heart Shaped)

This variety from the island of Espiritu Santo is also referred to as the "Love Nut" because its shell is shaped like a heart. It has a slightly milder taste than other varieties and we have reason to believe that this was one of the earliest cultivated forms and has...

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Canavalia rosea

A typical plant of tropical seashores, this vine forms large mats of sturdy shoots with thick, leathery leaves and purplish pink flowers that grow on coastal dunes and beaches throughout the tropics worldwide. The immature pods and seeds are edible and mature seeds can also be eaten after roasting or...

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Carica microcarpa subsp. baccata

A slender, small, fast growing tree or shrub from rainforests in Ecuador that forms a largely unbranched trunk to about 5 m tall, topped by a terminal crown of undivided or palmate leaves. The cream flowers appear between the leaves or on the trunk and are followed by small, edible...

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Carnegiea gigantea

This giant cactus is easily the most prominent plant of the Sonora desert and an iconic feature of the Wild West. It is rather slow growing but easy in cultivation and hardy from USDA Zones 8 to 11 if kept absolutely dry in winter. The sweet, red fruits are edible...

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Centrolobium ochroxylum

A medium-sized tree in the legume family to about 25 m tall with a rounded crown of large, pinnate leaves and yellowish orange pea-like flowers followed by very large fruits that are densely covered with long, thin spines and equipped with a large, curved, papery wing. A tree...

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Cephalotaxus fortunei

An interesting medium-sized conifer to about 15 m tall, native from central and southern China to Burma. It makes a great specimen plant but also prunes very well and can be shaped into a hedge. The plum-like fruits are reportedly edible and used as a cancer treatment. It...

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Citrus trifoliata (= Poncirus trifoliata)

A deciduous, slow growing, small tree to about 8 m tall with spiny, green branches, white, scented flowers in spring and very decorative, yellow, lemon-like fruit in autumn, that are technically edible but very bitter. By far the hardiest Citrus, reportedly suitable to temperate climates as low as USDA...

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Clavija longifolia

A palm-like, sparsely branched shrub to 4 m tall, native to tropical forests in the Andes between 500 and 2000 m from Venezuela to Bolivia with long, undivided leaves and small, edible, round, orange fruits directly on the stem. An outstanding ornamental for the tropics and some warm temperate...

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Clavija membranacea

Clavija is a strange and little-known genus in the Primulaceae from the tropics of the new world. C. membrancacea is a palm-like, sparsely branched shrub to about 4 m tall, native to lowland forests in Colombia and Ecuador with long, undivided leaves, thick, waxy, scented flowers that are...

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Cordia africana

A small to medium-sized, fast growing, semi-deciduous tree, rarely taller than 15 m (50 ft.), with a densely branched, spreading crown and rather large leaves that are velvety below. The pretty, scented, white flowers are held in compact panicles and are followed by small, edible, sweet fruits. It...

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Crotalaria retusa

An attractive annual shrub to about 1 m tall with pretty, bluish green, wedge-shaped foliage and upright flower stalks with bright yellow, pea-like flowers followed by black pods with small, rattling seeds inside. Originally native to southern Asia, it is used as a nitrogen-fixing green manure but...

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Dendrocalamus asper

A very large, vigorous timber bamboo, widely distributed from India and China to Malesia, with densely clustering culms to about 25 m (80 ft.) tall and 25 cm (10 in.) in diameter. The large shoots are edible and of high quality. Best suited for the tropics, USDA zone 10 and...

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Durio graveolens

This tropical fruit, known locally in Borneo as taula or durio anggang, grows in rainforests to an altitude of 1300 m (4300 ft.). The aril around the seed is condensed, quite perfumed and in the cultivars presented here very sweet and flavorful. The fruit is being domesticated in Sabah, Borneo...

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Elaeis guineensis (Tenera)

The Oil Palm of commerce. A fast growing, large tree with dark, plumose, pinnate leaves...

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Elaeocarpus angustifolius

A medium sized tree native to rainforests in New Caledonia and northeastern Australia. It sports a straight trunk supported by buttress roots, large, ribbed leaves and edible, but bitter, cherry-sized blue fruit, each of which contains an average of 3 seeds fused into a stony pit. It is best...

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Elaeocarpus lanceifolius

This is a medium-sized tree to 18 m tall, native to montane forests from the Himalayas in Nepal to Southeast Asia. The fruit is the size of a small peach, with smooth skin and oily flesh, which tastes much like olives, covering the peach-pit-sized seed. The trees...

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Eriobotrya japonica

A large, evergreen shrub or small tree that is originally native to southeastern China but has been cultivated in Japan for more than 1000 years and elsewhere in warm temperate climates since its more recent introduction. It is popular for its tasty, abricot-like fruits but also as an ornamental...

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Euterpe oleracea

An excellent, slender and elegant, clustering palm from northern South America that is well suited to subtropical and tropical areas. This species produces a premium quality cabbage and is frequently grown for this purpose in South America...

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Euterpe oleracea (Branco)

A rare white-fruited form of the well-known Açaí Palm...

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Euterpe oleracea (Pará Dwarf)

In Brazil, a highly nutritious, thick, pulpy, deep purple juice called açaí, like the palm, is produced from the fruits of this species. It can be used in juice blends, smoothies or sodas, or consumed plain. Particularly noteworthy in the long list of beneficial contents in the juice are its...

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Ficus aff. vieillardiana

A dwarf fig tree found near Touaourou in southernmost New Caledonia, where it grows in low, fire ant infested forest near sea level. It resembles Ficus vieillardiana, but that species is not known from so far south and has smaller fruit. The Touaourou figs are very shiny bright red, to...

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Ficus asperifolia

This fig from eastern Africa has rough leaves and small, brilliant red, furry fruits that are borne on the branches and are quite delicious...

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Ficus auriculata (= F. roxburghii)

A magnificent, fast growing small tree or large shrub to about 8 m tall with giant round, wavy leaves that can reach nearly 40 cm in diameter and are beautifully coppery red when young. The large fruits appear on the trunk and main branches and are sweet and edible if...

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Ficus habrophylla

This fig from New Caledonia is eaten by the Kanak people and popular for making into pies. It is also sought out by the rousettes the New Caledonian flying foxes (fruit bats) and it is often a competition to see who gets the fruit first. The very large leaves of...

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Ficus hurlimannii

A very strange and amazing, large fig tree from montane rainforests in New Caledonia that produces long, narrow, leafless branches on the lower parts of it massive trunk that are loaded with hundreds of yellow, orange and red fruits that are tasty and locally used to make jams. Perhaps new...

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Ficus sp. (Jungle Fig)

These common jungle fruits are often found festooned with showy clumps of fruit on their trunks. This particular species is still unidentified but like most jungle figs, it is edible...

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Flacourtia indica

A beautiful large shrub or small tree widely distributed from tropical Africa to Southern Asia with glossy green leaves and small, dark purplish, plum-like, edible and tasty fruits that are eaten fresh or made into jellies or jams. It is a very fast growing plant and can bear fruit...

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Garcinia sp. (Vietnam Yellow)

A delightful Garcinia that is popular in northern Vietnam...

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Genipa americana

A medium-sized, dry deciduous tree native to lowland forests from Mexico and the Caribbean to Bolivia, with large, oval leaves and rounded, grayish, apple-sized, thick-skinned, edible fruits that can be eaten raw or made into jam, drinks or ice cream. It is fast and easy to grow...

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Hornstedtia tomentosa

A very ornamental ginger native to rainforests in western Java and northern Borneo with leaves that are covered with fine hairs underneath and very showy, bright red inflorescences at ground level with duckbill-shaped, yellow flowers, followed by oblong fruits that have a wonderful citrus taste. A superb plant for...

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Hoya sp. (Pearl)

Hoyas are well known and cultivated for their beautiful flowers. However, their fruits are just as attractive. In the rainforest of Borneo, where this species is found climbing on trees, the bunch of berry-like fruits are almost translucent and luminous pure white in the shade of the tall jungle...

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Jubaea chilensis

Probably the most massive and undoubtedly the most cold tolerant of all pinnate palms, this species, although unfortunately not common in cultivation, hardly needs any introduction. Native to central Chile, it is well suited to temperate and subtropical climates. It is highly drought tolerant but will also do well in...

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Luffa cylindrica (= Luffa aegyptiaca)

This well known vine in the pumpkin family produces fruit that are edible when young. When fully ripe, and after cleaning and drying, the elongated fruit can be used as a natural sponge. The plant is easy to grow and responds to exactly the same care as cucumbers or pumpkins...

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Maclura tinctoria (= Chlorophora t.)

A medium to large tree from rainforests between Mexico and southern Brazil and Argentina. Its beautiful, durable and insect resistant, yellow to reddish brown wood is sought after for construction, furniture and many other uses. An extract from was used for dying fabric...

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Malpighia glabra (= M. emarginata)

An evergreen small tree or shrub rarely more than 3 m tall, native from southern Florida and southern Texas to southern Brazil, with small, pink flowers and bright red, cherry-like fruits. The fruits are juicy and somewhat acidic and very popular and widely grown now for their high content...

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Metroxylon salomonense

A very large and immensely fast growing palm from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands with a thick trunk to 20 m (66 ft.) tall and an erect crown of leaves arching at the tip. The baseball-sized fruits have scaly, snakeskin-like appearance and are produced on a large...

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Mimusops elengi

A large tree native to New Caledonia with large, leathery leaves in a dense crown and edible, sweet but somewhat dry and cheesy tasting, red fruits...

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Momordica cochinchinensis

This dioecious, perennial trailing vine from the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) produces smallish, slightly spiny, orange fruits. The arils surrounding the seeds are a deep blood red and have the highest known concentration of beta-carotene in any fruit or vegetable. The fruit is widely grown in India and South East...

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Moringa drouhardii

A stunning, dry deciduous tree from southwestern Madagascar with a thick, white, succulent trunk, similar to the baobab and fern-like foliage. The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable and the large, oil and protein-rich seeds are edible as well. It makes an easy, very fast growing and...

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Muntingia calabura

A beautiful small tree to about 12 m tall, native to forests from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Peru. It has spreading or slightly weeping branches with soft foliage and small white flowers, followed by small, red, edible and sweet fruits the size of cherries. The berries are good...

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Ochagavia elegans

This gem of the bromeliad family is found only in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, which is made up of a couple of small, rocky and steep volcanic islands in the southeast Pacific off the coast of Chile. Its small, sculptured rosettes inhabit inaccessible cliffs, where they form large colonies. Showy...

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Oenocarpus bataua

A huge, shuttlecock-like palm with steeply ascending, very orderly and neatly arranged, pinnate leaves. If it came from Madagascar, collectors would be falling over each other to get it in their collections. It produces plum-sized, purple black fruits with edible, oily flesh on infructescences that look somewhat like...

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Pandanus conoideus

A large, branching, broad-leaved Pandanus found in lowland areas in New Guinea and some of its surrounding islands where it is popular for its large, slender infructescence that can grow as long as 1 m (3 ft.). The fruits, which can be a brilliant fire engine red or sometimes...

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Passiflora edulis f. edulis

A large, vigorous vine, originally native to Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil but widely cultivated worldwide for its flavorful, small purple fruit that is mostly used in juices. It is a very easy plant in cultivation and will do well in warm temperate and tropical climates in USDA Zones 9 and...

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Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa

A selection of this popular vine from Ecuador with large, yellow fruits to 15 cm long...

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Passiflora quadrangularis

A large, vigorous vine, originally native to tropical South America. The beautiful red and purple flowers make it a very popular ornamental and the large, yellowish-green fruits contain many seeds with somewhat acidic arils that are used for juice and ice cream. In cultivation it does best in the...

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Phyllanthus emblica

A small to medium-sized, semi-deciduous tree native to southern Asia with small leaves in a pinnate arrangement and cherry to apricot sized fruits that are very popular in Asia despite being sour, astringent and somewhat bitter. They are used fresh, pickled, candied, in chutneys, for baking or seasoning...

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Pinus pinceana

Widely but sparsely distributed in very dry, open scrubland in northeastern and central Mexico between 1500 and 2300 m (4900 and 7500 ft.), this attractive pine is closely related to P. maximartinezii but stays significantly smaller, reaching rarely more than 6 m (20 ft.) tall. It forms a dense, rounded...

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Piper guineense

This ornamental vine was once the source of a luxurious spice that was even traded in France during the 15th century. In the modern era, it has fallen into obscurity but is still occasionally used in tropical Africa. Its pleasant tasting seeds, or peppercorns, are quite mild, and the twisted...

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Piper sp. (Long Pink)

This Piper found in the rainforests of West Papua with slightly aromatic leaves and quite fragrant fruit could make a beautiful ornamental have untapped spice potential...

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Plagiostachys crocydocalyx

Famous Italian Botanist Odoardo Beccari, who collected this plant in Borneo more than a hundred years ago, remarked that this species was indeed the nastiest flower he had ever seen. The inflorescence is a slimy, oozing spike that breaks through the side of the 4 m (13 ft.) leafy shoots...

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Plagiostachys subaequalis

A large-leaved ginger from southern Sarawak on the island of Borneo. The fruits are edible but the local Iban people only eat them in the woods and for superstitious reasons never take them home...

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Plethiandra sp. (Creamy Star)

This unique star-tipped fruit grows on a small tree with large heart shaped leaves. The fruits are preceded by beautiful flowers and are borne in clusters on the branches. They are creamy white, can be eaten skin and all, and have a nice refreshing mildly acidic, strawberry like flavor...

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Prosopis alba (Banana Carob)

The white carob tree is a small or medium-sized tree with feathery foliage that inhabits the drier regions of the Andean foothills in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile between 800 and 3000 m (3000 and 10000 ft.). The taxonomy of this species is very confusing; forms and...

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Prosopis chilensis (Large Fruited)

A small tree with feathery foliage in the Fabaceae (pea family), native to the arid regions of northern Chile, southern Peru and northern Argentina. The fruits are similar to carob and are used to make a rich sugary “flour.” The dried fruits are placed in a blender and the resulting...

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Psidium guajava

A small, evergreen tree from South America with peeling bark, leather, glossy green leaves and irresistibly aromatic, sweet, yellow-skinned fruits that are pink inside and can be eaten fresh or made into jams, drinks or deserts. The guava is considered an invasive species in some countries...

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Psidium guajava (Ecuador)

A variety of the well known apple guava from Ecuador with large, pear-shaped fruits...

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Pterygota alata (= Sterculia alata)

This large, dry deciduous tree to 30 m or more tall with a buttressed trunk is found as an emergent species in disturbed, evergreen forests from India to Burma and Malaysia. The large, woody fruits can reach 12 cm in diameter and open along one side to release up to...

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Retanilla ephedra

Known locally as “frutilla del campo” (little wild fruits), this ornamental shrub in the Rhamnaceae (related to the similar Colletia) is native to dryish scrubland in central Chile between 400 to 2200 m. The pea-green stems are usually leafless and particularly attractive while fruiting. The fruits are small in...

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Rollinia mucosa (= R. deliciosa)

A small to medium sized tree, originally native to the Caribbean and northern South America. It is occasionally cultivated for its large, yellowish fruit that has a delicious, creamy, white pulp. It is easy and fast growing in the tropics and starts producing after only a few years...

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Salacca affinis

This large Salacca is native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo and forms large, stemless clusters of tall, long and thick-stalked leaves that are rather viciously armed with long spines. The very broad leaflets are arranged in clusters. The magnificent, spindle-shaped and snakeskin-clad fruits are borne...

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Sapindus saponaria

A large, dry deciduous tree from dry, tropical forests in the Americas and on Hawaii with pinnate foliage and round fruits that can be used, along with the bark of the tree as a natural substitute for soap and laundry detergents. The seeds are edible. Scarification and soaking is recommended...

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Sclerocarya birrea

This moderately large tree in the Anacardiaceae family (and thus related to the mango, cashew and pistacio) is native to southern and western Africa. Its plum-sized fruits are yellowish when ripe, strong flavored, juicy and tart and locally popular in Africa eaten fresh or made into juice or jelly...

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Sicana odorifera

A vigorous, large climbing plant in the pumpkin family with large, palmate leaves and big, edible, sweet and aromatic, yellow, orange or red fruits to 60 cm long that can be eaten raw or made into jam. Unripe fruits can be eaten as a vegetable...

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Solanum ferox

From the nightshade family, Terong Bulu is a fruiting plant consumed in Borneo in a variety of ways but foremost as a seasoning ingredient in the preparation of sambal, a delicious traditional dish. It has a very pleasant sour aroma and helps balance the taste of fish. When ripe, the...

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Solanum quitoense

An attractive member of the Nightshade family native to the Andes in South America. The abricot-sized fruits are orange when ripe and can be used to flavor beverages or eaten raw with a pinch of salt...

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Solanum sessiliflorum

A large-leaved, tropical shrub in the Nightshade family, native to South America and cultivated for its tasty berries...

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Spondias dulcis

A medium-sized, dry deciduous tree native to the south Pacific with pinnate leaves and yellowish, slightly acidic fruits that can be eaten raw or processed into jams, drinks or or other preparations. Each fruit contains one large, woody, fibrous, lightweight seed. It is easily grown in the tropics...

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Spondias mombin

A medium-sized tree with pinnate foliage and yellow, plum-like, aromatic fruits, native to lowland forests from southern Mexico to Peru...

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Spondias purpurea

A small, dry deciduous tree native to Central and tropical South America that produces a popular, small red, juicy and slightly acidic fruit that are eaten fresh or used in jams and other dishes. Easy to grow in tropical climates...

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Syagrus lorenzoniorum

Described only in 2010 as a new species, this palm from rock outcrops in Espírito Santo in southeastern Brazil sports a slender, solitary trunk topped by an ascending crown of unstalked, very slightly plumose leaves. The large, round fruits are edible. It is closely related to S. picrophylla but easily...

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Telfairia pedata

This vine from the pumpkin family from eastern Africa is the source of an exquisite nut known as oyster nut: a large, flat nut that rivals almonds in flavor intensity with a taste somewhere between a macadamia and a pumpkin seed. The vines are vigorous perennials that grow very quickly...

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Vitex gigantea

A dry deciduous tree native to Ecuador and Peru with palmate foliage and clusters of small, purplish-blue flowers. It is locally popular for its very hard wood but would also make a very nice ornamental tree for the tropics...

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