|
Plant
|
Notes
|
| Abiu |
Comes from the Amazon. Round to oval in shape,
sometimes
pointed, with smooth bright yellow skin. Has creamy sweet, succulent
flesh
which tastes like Buttterscotch Caramel. A real taste treat when eaten
slightly
chilled. Cut in half and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Best eaten
chilled. |
| Avocado, Sharwil | rich buttery flavor, not common other than in Hawaii |
| Banana, apple | sweet with a slight lemon taste |
| Banana, Chinese | tall banana produces smaller bunches than Williams |
| Banana, Williams | a large high yield banana |
| Bay | used in flavoring |
| Bong Wong | also called Napa cabbage |
| Chamomile | used in tea |
| Charicuela |
Mangosteen family (Clusiaceae), Fruits
berries, globose, smooth, orange when ripe, origin: Paraguay, Scientific name: Garcinia Macrophylla |
| Cherry, Surinam |
Tropical tart cherry especially good for pies |
| Cocoa, red | used for cocoa powder and chocolate |
| Coconut | standard |
| Coffee, Arabican | Kona coffee when grown in Kona district |
| Custard Apple, Brazilian |
Also know as Biriba. Fruits have soft
spine
pattern, smooth dark brown seeds and sweet aromatic creamy flesh. Pick
when
fruit slightly soft. Best eaten straight from tree. Flavor taints after
12-24hrs. orgin: Brasil, Scientific name: Rollinia deliciosa |
| Dragon Fruit |
This exotic fruit of a catus is also know as a
strawberry
pear.. The fruit is round, typically red colored fruit with
prominent
scales. The thin rind encloses the large mass of sweetly flavored
red
pulp and small black seeds. Scientifice name: Hylocereus undatus |
| Eggfruit, Canistel |
A tree (Pouteria campechiana), native to Mexico,
Central
America, and the Caribbean and having very sweet oval fruit with a
musky
odor. |
| Eggplant | standard egg shaped, about 1# fruits |
| Eggplant, Asian | long tubular, about 1.5" in diameter |
| Grapefruit, Ruby Red |
Sweet red grapefruit |
| Green Tea |
Carmellia sinensis L. The common "green
tea". |
| Guava | standard, yellow fruit with pink inside, high in Vitiam C |
| Guava, strawberry | tastes similar to tart apples |
| Guava, Thia Purple |
Sweet purple guava |
| Jaboticaba Brazilian Grape |
Purple fruit grows on the trunk. Similar
in taste to concord grapes. |
| Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) |
The jackfruit is a species of tree of the mulberry family native to parts of south asia It is well suited to tropical lowlands. Its fruit is the largest tree born fruit in the world, The jackfruit have a taste similar to that of pineapple but milder and less juicy. |
| Lemon, Myer's | great producer |
| Lemon, Ureka pink | produces at a different time than the Myer |
| Lime, Kaffir |
leaves used in cooking |
| Lime, Mexican Key |
small high flavor lime |
| Loquat Japanese, plum Japanese medlar |
Clustered fruits of 4 to 30, are typically oval, ca 1.5 in long, usually smooth and yellow with white succulent pulp, typically sweet flavor. |
| Lychee | red fruit the size of half of a ping pong ball |
| Macadamia Nut | famous Hawaiian grown nuts, |
| Mango, Florigano | ca. 1 # fruit, produces well without high heat |
| Mango, Hayden | standard mango |
| Mango, Keitt | ca. 3 # fruit, very sweet , produces well without high heat |
| Mango, Pope | large mango |
| Monstera | produces cone fruits kiwi in flavor |
| Naranjilla (Peruvian Orange) |
yellow fruit with green interior, orange/kiwi in flavor |
| Orange, Blood | oranges with a bright red interior |
| Orange, Valencia | standard juice oranges |
| Oregano, tropical | also know as Cuban oregano, rich flavor |
| Pak Choi | cooked like spinach this vegetable has a wonderful flavor |
| Papaya, Solo | standard papaya |
| Papaya, Strawberry | sweeter and red colored interior |
| Papaya, Sunrise | also sweeter and red colored interior |
| Passion fruit Lilikoi |
yellow fruit with tart flavor and strong aroma, rhubarb taste |
| Passion fruit Giant Lilikoi |
Honeydew melon color, coconut sized sweet fruit,
ca. 7 pounds each |
| Peach, Floridian Prince | small tropical peaches |
| Peppers, red Bell | standard |
| Peppers, yellow Bell | standard |
| Pineapple, white | also know as Maui pineapple, lower acidity |
| Pineapple, yellow | standard |
| Polmello, pink | like a very large grapefruit but typically sweeter |
| Potato, Sweet Hawaiian purple | bright purple tuber, morning glory family |
| Potato, Sweet Hawaiian red | bright red tuber, morning glory family, sweeter than purple |
| Purple Mombin Brazilian plum or cherry |
One of the most popular small
fruits of the American tropics. The flesh is aromatic,
yellow, fibrous, very juicy, with a rich, plum-like flavor. |
| Rambotan, R9 | very large Lychee, somewhat sweeter |
| Rosemary | standard spice |
| Sage | standard spice |
| Starfruit, Kajing | a large starfruit which is typically sweeter |
| Strawberries | standard |
| Sugar Cane, Red |
dark red cane make this variety ornamental as well as edible |
| Tamarillo, red |
Tree tomato; long-stalked, dangling fruit,
borne
singly or in clusters of 3 to 12, is smooth egg-shaped but pointed at
both
ends. It ranges in size from 2 to 4 inches long and 1-1/2 to 2 inches
in
width. |
| Tangelo, Minneola | vividly bright orange fruit which tastes orange-tangerine |
| Tangerine, Dancy | standard tangerine |
| Tangerine, Sasmosa | tangerine that produces well at cooler temperatures |
| Tomato, Roma | large cherry tomato |
| Turmeric | The rhizome is boiled, dried & ground
(distinctive bright yellow spice) |