tropical fruits Flashcards by Daniel McNair

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tomato

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Solanum esculentum

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Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae)

capsaicin

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solanum melongena (Solanaceae)

“AUbergine”

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coconut

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Cocos nuzifera

fruit a drupe

capra (“meat”)

+

milk

=endosperm

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Phoenix dactylifera (Arecaceae)

Dates

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Ananas comosus (Bromeliaceae)

native to Americas

Bromelain (proteolytic enzyme)

multiple fruit

parthenocarpic

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Musa x paradisiaca* (Musaceae)
nat. to E. Asia and Australia

food for slaves in new world

parthenocarpic

acuminata x bulbisiana

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Ficus carica (Moraceae)

inflorescence a syconium

Califoria = major producer

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Persea americana (Lauraceae)

ahuacacuahatle = aztec for “testicle tree” lol

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Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae)

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Abelmoschus esculentus (Malvaceae)

African name = “gumbo”

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Punica granatum (Malvaceae)

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Carica papaya (Caricaceae)

contains proteolytic enzymes

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