Pictures from Dominican Republic about fruit/rare fruit plants and so on.

[digigarden]

Unfortunately I didn't get to meet digigarden on my trip but I can contribute some pictures now at least!

A shell ginger of some kind-


Unknown Palm-


I believe Pandanus tectorius- Hala

1-bird of paradise, used as ornamental
2-not sure if this is a chinese fan palm or something else but i'm sure i've seen it before.
3-pandanus in DR is supposed to be Pandanus odoratissimus but hey...

[elouicious]

cheers digi!

are all pandanus fruit edible?

[digigarden]

cheers digi!

are all pandanus fruit edible?

internet says it's the same as pandanus tectorius

how in the world did you get it from the tree or open it?

i remember nothing would move it as it was hard as a rock xD

[digigarden]

malpighia emarginata-cereza criolla/acerola from a "truck fruit vendor"






malpighia wrightiana-cerecita cimarrona

[digigarden]

Annona reticulata local/wild type



Annona Montana fruiting



Annona Haitiensis

[digigarden]

Eugenia Monticola-Arrayán flowering







Eugenia Polyclada(wild type) seems slightly different from the one i have home. Smaller fruit and plant. Taste is similar...this might be the real one and i may have a "variety" at home.

[digigarden]

rosa de bayahibe "a cactus with leaves"


This one is in the avocado family and never been able to confirm if this one. but some people eat this in mexico and haven't died or gotten sick yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0yu95S-z_U

[elouicious]

get some seeds from that malpighia for me!

[digigarden]

get some seeds from that malpighia for me!

If they drop from the plants and are ignored(rotting). else they don't belong to me but we will see if i can send you a cutting of my plants or something as these might have low germination rate. Also the leaves are very sharp like razors, they developed this trait for defense against grazing animals.

[digigarden]

Giant mamey(requested pics)








Comparing Giant mamey americana to average/wild type

[ScottR]

Unfortunately I didn't get to meet digigarden on my trip but I can contribute some pictures now at least!

A shell ginger of some kind-


Unknown Palm-

What your calling some kind of ginger is a Heliconia, Maurice thanks for posting pic's from your area very interesting to see what all is growing on your Island.
I believe Pandanus tectorius- Hala

1-bird of paradise, used as ornamental
2-not sure if this is a chinese fan palm or something else but i'm sure i've seen it before.
3-pandanus in DR is supposed to be Pandanus odoratissimus but hey...

[agroventuresperu]

Unfortunately I didn't get to meet digigarden on my trip but I can contribute some pictures now at least!

A shell ginger of some kind-


Unknown Palm-


I believe Pandanus tectorius- Hala

1-bird of paradise, used as ornamental
2-not sure if this is a chinese fan palm or something else but i'm sure i've seen it before.
3-pandanus in DR is supposed to be Pandanus odoratissimus but hey...

The first picture is known as Pico de Loro around here.

[digigarden]

Some pictures for friends to link@PM.






a.haitiensis no fruit but wait..what is that?





cordia sp




mabolo forming




a.glabra

[digigarden]

after about 2 weeks or so...







so that thing was the flower after all...really





















so there's like other 5 annona trees right there but what are they...some of these are tall..3 look like urbaniana for sure and 2 more have smaller leaves idk...






totuma..p.domingensis








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