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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: mushroombob on October 13, 2015, 08:44:45 PM

Title: Fruit ID
Post by: mushroombob on October 13, 2015, 08:44:45 PM

(http://s27.postimg.cc/6cqxtca3z/image.jpg) (http://postimg.cc/image/6cqxtca3z/)
This is growing in captain cook and I am ashamed to admit I don't know what it is

Please help

Title: Re: Fruit ID
Post by: HIfarm on October 13, 2015, 09:50:11 PM

Do you know if this is supposed to be an edible fruit?  The paired fruits and the leaves remind me of Tabernaemontana but I don't think that is it but maybe a cousin of it in the Apocynaceae family?

John

Title: Re: Fruit ID
Post by: mushroombob on October 13, 2015, 10:16:29 PM

I'm not sure. A friend is there and he asked what it was. I am usually pretty good at id ing but I cant figure this one out... I'll look into apocynaceae

Title: Re: Fruit ID
Post by: Gouralata on October 13, 2015, 11:03:46 PM

Ochrosia sp. ?

Title: Re: Fruit ID
Post by: micah on October 14, 2015, 10:27:31 AM

We call it paklan or pakalana
The flowers smell good and have sweet a nectar honey suckle style..I've read that all part of tree are poisonous. Fruit not edible

Title: Re: Fruit ID
Post by: HIfarm on October 14, 2015, 02:21:50 PM

Wow, looks like I was way off, thanks for straightening this out, Micah.

John

Title: Re: Fruit ID
Post by: micah on October 15, 2015, 10:51:18 AM

Jon, It might be a tabernaemontana sp, not sure.

Title: Re: Fruit ID
Post by: mushroombob on October 16, 2015, 09:04:22 AM

Mystery solved: Tabernaemontana litoralis, Apocynaceae.

Thanks Jon, and everyone !