Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants T.K. Lim Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants Volume 3, Fruits ISBN 978-94-007-2533-1 e-ISBN 978-94-007-2534-8 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2534-8 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011944279 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfi lming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied spe- cifi cally for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. 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No responsibility will be taken for readers’ own actions. v Contents Introduction ........................................................................................... xiii Ginkgoaceae Ginkgo biloba ........................................................................................ 1 Gnetaceae Gnetum gnemon .................................................................................... 45 Juglandaceae Carya illinoensis .................................................................................... 51 Juglans regia .......................................................................................... 60 Lauraceae Litsea garciae ......................................................................................... 75 Persea americana .................................................................................. 78 Lecythidaceae Barringtonia asiatica ............................................................................ 101 Barringtonia edulis ............................................................................... 104 Barringtonia novae-hiberniae .............................................................. 107 Barringtonia procera ............................................................................ 110 Barringtonia racemosa ......................................................................... 114 Barringtonia scortechinii ...................................................................... 122 Bertholletia excelsa ............................................................................... 124 Couroupita guianensis .......................................................................... 133 Lecythis ollaria ...................................................................................... 138 vii viii Contents Lecythis pisonis ..................................................................................... 141 Lecythis zabucaja .................................................................................. 144 Magnoliaceae Michelia mediocris ................................................................................ 147 Malpighiaceae Bunchosia armeniaca ............................................................................ 150 Malpighia emarginata .......................................................................... 153 Malvaceae Abelmoschus esculentus ....................................................................... 160 Cola acuminata ...................................................................................... 168 Cola nitida.............................................................................................. 175 Grewia asiatica ...................................................................................... 184 Scaphium macropodum ........................................................................ 189 Sterculia foetida ..................................................................................... 192 Sterculia monosperma .......................................................................... 198 Sterculia parvifl ora ............................................................................... 201 Theobroma bicolor ................................................................................ 204 Theobroma cacao .................................................................................. 208 Theobroma grandifl orum ..................................................................... 252 Marantaceae Thaumatococcus daniellii ..................................................................... 259 Meliaceae Lansium domesticum ‘Duku Group’ .................................................. 265 Lansium domesticum ‘Langsat-Lonkong Group’ ............................. 269 Sandoricum koetjape ............................................................................ 278 Moraceae Artocarpus hypargyreus ....................................................................... 284 Artocarpus altilis ................................................................................... 287 Artocarpus anisophyllus ....................................................................... 301 Contents ix Artocarpus camansi .............................................................................. 304 Artocarpus dadah ................................................................................. 309 Artocarpus elasticus .............................................................................. 312 Artocarpus glaucus ............................................................................... 316 Artocarpus heterophyllus ..................................................................... 318 Artocarpus integer ................................................................................ 337 Artocarpus odoratissimus .................................................................... 344 Artocarpus rigidus ................................................................................ 348 Artocarpus sericicarpus ....................................................................... 351 Artocarpus tamaran ............................................................................. 353 Ficus aspera ........................................................................................... 356 Ficus auriculata ..................................................................................... 358 Ficus carica ............................................................................................ 362 Ficus dammaropsis ............................................................................... 377 Ficus pumila .......................................................................................... 379 Ficus racemosa ...................................................................................... 384 Ficus rubiginosa .................................................................................... 396 Morus alba ............................................................................................. 399 Morus nigra ........................................................................................... 430 Morus rubra .......................................................................................... 439 Prainea limpato ..................................................................................... 443 Treculia africana ................................................................................... 446 Moringaceae Moringa oleifera .................................................................................... 453 Muntingiaceae Muntingia calabura............................................................................... 486 Musaceae Musa acuminata subsp. zebrina .......................................................... 493 Musa acuminata (AA group) ‘Lakatan’ ............................................. 495 Musa acuminata (AA group) ‘Sucrier’ ............................................... 498 Musa acuminata (AAA Group) ‘Dwarf Cavendish’ .......................... 502 x Contents Musa acuminata (AAA Group) ‘Gros Michel’ ................................... 528 Musa acuminata (AAA group) ‘Red’ .................................................. 531 Musa acuminata x balbisiana (AAB Group) ‘Horn Plantain’ .......... 535 Musa acuminata x balbisiana (ABB Group) ‘Saba’ .......................... 544 Musa acuminata x balbisiana (AAB Group) ‘Maia-Maoli-Pōpō‘ulu’ ......................................................................... 548 Musa acuminata x balbisiana (AAB Group) ‘Pisang Raja’ .............. 551 Musa acuminata x balbisiana (AAB Group) ‘Silk’ ............................ 554 Musa acuminata x balbisiana (ABB Group) ‘Bluggoe’ ..................... 557 Musa coccinea ........................................................................................ 560 Musa troglodytarum