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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Online Library => Topic started by: HIfarm on May 11, 2016, 03:21:20 PM

Title: Five new species of Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae) from Papua New Guinea
Post by: HIfarm on May 11, 2016, 03:21:20 PM
interesting article on cut nut relatives:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea/2011/00000056/00000002/art00001 (http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea/2011/00000056/00000002/art00001)
Title: Re: Five new species of Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae) from Papua New Guinea
Post by: fruitlovers on May 11, 2016, 05:03:08 PM
Thanks for posting. Wonder if any of these 5 newly named species are good eating?
Title: Re: Five new species of Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae) from Papua New Guinea
Post by: HIfarm on May 12, 2016, 03:21:33 PM
I wish edibility (& palatability) were more commonly included in these botanical descriptions.  Sounds like some of these have good sized fruits (& presumably good sized nuts as well).
Title: Re: Five new species of Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae) from Papua New Guinea
Post by: fruitlovers on May 12, 2016, 04:32:47 PM
I wish edibility (& palatability) were more commonly included in these botanical descriptions.  Sounds like some of these have good sized fruits (& presumably good sized nuts as well).
Yeah, i often get the impression that botanists don't eat fruits and nuts.  :D
I would guess some of those 5 would be edible because some look very close to B. edulis.