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Plants with Edible Fruits

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41 Accessions:

Actinidia deliciosa Aframomum angustifolium Ananas comosus Annona muricata Annona reticulata Artocarpus heterophyllus Averrhoa carambola Carica papaya Citrus aurantiifolia Citrus medica Citrus reticulata Dimocarpus longan Diospyros kaki Eugenia brasiliensis Ficus carica Manilkara zapota Manilkara zapota Phoenix dactylifera Plinia cauliflora Psidium cattleianum Psidium guajava Punica granatum Nana Tamarindus indica Theobroma cacao Theobroma cacao

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  • {1} Theobroma cacao - Cacao, Chocolate - Malvaceae
  • {2} Tamarindus indica - Tamarind - Fabaceae
  • {3} Vangueria madagascariensis - Spanish Tamarind - Rubiaceae
  • {4} Citrus japonica Nagami - Kumquat - Rutaceae
  • {4} Dimocarpus longan - Longan - Sapindaceae
  • {4} Ficus pumila - Climbing Ficus, Creeping Rubber Plant - Moraceae
  • {5} Citrus medica - Buddha's Hand Citron - Rutaceae
  • {6} Citrus reticulata - Mandarin Orange - Rutaceae
  • {7} Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit - Moraceae
  • {8} Citrus aurantiifolia - Key Lime - Rutaceae
  • {8} Citrus reticulata Clementine de Nules - Clementine Orange, Mandarin - Rutaceae
  • {8} Citrus x limon - Meyer Lemon - Rutaceae
  • {8} Citrus x pyriformis - Ponderosa Lemon - Rutaceae
  • {9} Triphasia trifolia - Limeberry - Rutaceae
  • {10} Theobroma cacao - Cacao, Chocolate - Malvaceae
  • {11} Eugenia brasiliensis - Grumichama - Myrtaceae
  • {12} Diospyros nigra - Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Fruit - Ebenaceae
  • {12} Manilkara zapota - Naseberry - Sapotaceae
  • {12} Manilkara zapota - Naseberry - Sapotaceae
  • {12} Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum - Angel of the Night - Rubiaceae
  • {13} Annona cherimola - Cherimoya, Custard Apple - Annonaceae
  • {13} Casimiroa edulis - White Sapote, Mexican Apple, Zapote Blanco - Rutaceae
  • {14} Annona muricata - Soursop - Annonaceae
  • {14} Annona reticulata - Custard Apple - Annonaceae
  • {14} Persea americana - Avocado, Alligator Pear - Lauraceae
  • {15} Ananas comosus - Pineapple - Bromeliaceae
  • {16} Plinia cauliflora - Jabuticaba - Myrtaceae
  • {16} Psidium cattleianum - Strawberry Guava - Myrtaceae
  • {16} Psidium guajava - Guava - Myrtaceae
  • {17} Punica granatum Nana - Dwarf Pomegranate - Lythraceae
  • {18} Eugenia uniflora - Pitanga, Surinam Cherry - Myrtaceae
  • {18} Phoenix dactylifera - Date Palm - Arecaceae
  • {19} Ficus carica - Fig Tree - Moraceae
  • {20} Actinidia deliciosa - Fuzzy Kiwifruit - Actinidiaceae
  • {20} Diospyros kaki - Chinese Persimmon - Ebenaceae
  • {21} Aframomum angustifolium - Guinea Grains - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {22} Hylocereus costaricensis - Costa Rican pitahaya - Cactaceae
  • {23} Averrhoa carambola - Star Fruit - Oxalidaceae
  • {0} Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - American Gooseberry, Swamp Gooseberry - Grossulariaceae
  • {0} Carica papaya - Papaya, Pawpaw - Caricaceae
  • {0} Chrysobalanus icaco - Cocoplum, Icaco - Chrysobalanaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Citrus limon 'Meyer' - Rutaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Setaria italica - Mochi Awan Millet - Poaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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