Perennial Edible Fruits C2P34

Detarium senegalense J. F. Gmelln
Common name: tallow tree.

Origin: Africa.

Distribution: Africa.

Cultural requirements: Tropical forest areas with rainfall of 1,500-1,600 mm.

Description: Tree to 40 m. Propagation by seed. Fruit external color reddish, internal yellow.

Utilization: Pulp eaten fresh, dried. Little potential for commercial development.

References: Dalziel 1948. Irvine 1961.

Dialium guineense Willd.
Common names: velvet tamarind, black tamarind (English); tamarinier blanc (French).

Origin: West Africa.

Distribution: Tropical Africa.

Cultural requirements: Hot tropical savanna with 1,000-1,600 mm of rainfall.

Description: Tree to 20 m. Propagation by seed. Flowers in September-November, January-April (West Africa). Fruit matures in 90-150 days. Ex-ternal color black, internal orange red.

Utilization: Pulp eaten fresh, macerated in water. Flavor sweet-sour, pleasant. Used in native area. Little potential for expansion.

References: Dalziel 1948, Irvine 1961.

Dialium indum L.
Common name: tamarind plum (English).

Origin: Indonesia.

Distribution: Southeast Asia.

Cultural requirements: Hot, wet tropical climate.

Description: Tree to 40 m. Propagation by seed. Fruit 2.5 cm long, exterior color black.

Utilization: Pulp eaten fresh. Flavor sweet. Seldom cultivated. Little potential for development.

Reference: Burkill 1935.

Hymenaea courbaril L.
Common names: West Indian locust (English); algarrobo, copal, courbaril (Spanish); caroubier de Guyane (French); jatai, jatoba (Portuguese).

Origin: Central and South America, West Indies.

Distribution: Central and South America, West Indies.

Cultural requirements: Hot tropical climate. Adapted to variety of conditions.

Description: Large tree. Propagation by seed. Fruit 6-15 cm long; external color brown, internal yellow.

Utilization: Pulp eaten fresh, powdered and made into gruel or cakes. Flavor sweet. Locally important but with limited potential for development.

Reference: Fouqué 1974.

Inga edulis Mart.
Common names: guamo (English); guaba, guama, guamo (Spanish); pois sucre (French); inga cipo, rabo de mico (Portuguese).

Origin: South America.

Distribution: South America.

Cultural requirements: Hot, humid tropical climate.

Description: Tree to 15 m. Propagation by seed. Fruit
production in 2 years. Flowers all year. Fruit up to
100 cm long; external color green, internal white.

Utilization: Aril eaten fresh. Flavor sweet. Not important as food crop Little potential.

References: Cavalcante 1972, Fouqué 1974, Leon 1968.

Inga feuillei A. DC.
Common names: pacay (English); pacae (Spanish).

Origin: Peru, Boliva.

Distribution: South America.

Cultural requirements: Hot, humid tropical climate.

Description: Tree. Propagation by seed. Fruit 30-60
cm long; external color green, internal white.

Utilization: Pulp (aril) eaten fresh. Flavor sweet. Used
locally. Little potential.

Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.
Common names: guama (English); guabo, guamo (Spanish); pois doux (French).

Origin: Central and South America, West Indies.

Distribution: Tropical America, eastern tropical Asia.

Cultural requirements: Hot, wet tropical lowlands.

Description: Tree to 20 m. Propagation by seed. Fruit
6-12 cm long, 4-8 cm wide; external color green,
internal white.

Utilization: Aril eaten fresh. Flavor sweet. Used locally. Little potential as food crop.

Reference: Fouqué 1974.

Inga paterno Harms.
Common names: paterna (English); paterno, guama (Spanish).
Origin: Mexico, Central America.

Distribution: Mexico, Central America.

Cultural requirements: Tropical climate, wet to rather dry forest.

Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics