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vitiga
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FRANCE / NEW CALEDONIA
ID please
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May 22, 2018, 08:04:47 AM »
What about that one ?
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Le Jardin aux Mille Fruits
La Coulée, New Caledonia
vitiga
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May 22, 2018, 07:43:27 PM »
any idea ?
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Le Jardin aux Mille Fruits
La Coulée, New Caledonia
sildanani
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U.S.A OH, 6a
Re: ID please
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May 22, 2018, 11:22:53 PM »
My guess is Cannonball tree- Couroupita guianensis. The flowers are beautiful.
Fruits are edible, but not generally desired by humans. It is in the same family (Lecythidaceae) as the Brazil nut and Paradise nut.
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Anisha
vitiga
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May 23, 2018, 08:24:37 AM »
Thanks a lot for the ID.
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Le Jardin aux Mille Fruits
La Coulée, New Caledonia
Chandramohan
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India, Kerala, Wynad
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May 23, 2018, 08:45:02 AM »
I do not think it is cannonball tree. Could you please post a photo of the leafs?
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vitiga
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May 26, 2018, 01:58:13 AM »
it is cannonball; I have just opened a fruit and its flesh quickly became blue. plus many seeds inside.typical. thanks for the help.
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Le Jardin aux Mille Fruits
La Coulée, New Caledonia
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