一直喜歡各種水果，從 小時候在南方探親背了個大菠籮回到北方開始，經歷了許多水果美味，後來還特地從版納真地帶了個巨大的菠籮給一位未曾謀面的教授品嘗。這篇文章連查帶寫地經 過了了很長時間，許多圖片資料來自網上，採用之後原始出處卻關閉掉了，結果圖片很快就無法顯示。前後費事不少，好處是它給了我時間去各個植物園博物館了解 實物。我們所能經歷的世界有限，世界卻從來沒有變小。我在各種旅途中採用我父親的建議，沒嘗過的一定爭取去品嘗，這種觀點，的確幫助不小: 當我拒絕一個古巴小販強調的他車上的熱代水果我不會喜歡而買下來直接大吃時，兩人的心裡都充滿了歡樂。

在這裡整理了一些少見的或者是少數地區的民間才熟悉的可食用水果圖象，其 中也有非食用的，或者是水果的變種和可食用的菌果。圖都是從中外各網站上搜索來的，感謝那些原作者！

掛一漏萬，今後還得不斷添補，同時 歡迎補充和賜教。

湯安

今天，新的瓜果已經不容易發現了，多數稀有品種只是因為受到生長地區的限制而不為外界所知。不過，下面圖中的花，就是在科學雜誌發表的在中南美洲新發現的 一種Gurania果實的花。

Rare gurania

Finding a gurania in bloom in a world of green is about as exciting as running into a flashy passion fruit flower. I discovered this one only two days ago close to the old roundhouse, which was destroyed a few years ago by a falling rubber tree. The plant is a vine belonging to the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. There are different species but the ones I've seen seem to be the same. In reality, I've never seen many of them, maybe an average of two or three a year. This flower was only off the ground 12 inches or so but I've seen them high up in the trees. An anonymous reader of the blog remarked that this may be G. eriantha. Sicence:  Gurania makoyana: to understand if the plants have coevolved with their insect parasites, fruit flies that belong to the genus Blepharonuera (Diptera).  Researchers address this question by comparing phylogenies (trees) that we build using data from DNA.  Research on this project involves travel to field sites in Central and South America.

熱帶出產最多的陌生水果 Tropical Fruits






印尼Salak果 Salak (Salacca 蛇皮果) is a species of palm tree native to Indonesia and Malaysia. It is a very short-stemmed palm, with leaves up to 6m long; each leaf has a 2m long petiole with spines up to 15cm long.

蛇皮果的果肉是白中帶黃色，但是咬下去是很爽脆的感覺。在不同的地方，所產的品種略有差異，一定要選色澤深亮熟度好的來買，有些會有不大愉快的氣味，而肉質很乾硬，非常的酸澀。印尼峇里島產的蛇皮果是最好，肉質甜中帶酸，不會苦澀，也不會很乾硬的感覺，果肉飽滿像蘋果一樣的爽脆，果核也比較小，帶有點點淡淡的香氣。據說蛇皮果還有美容的效果，所以最近也有用蛇皮果做的保養品。

Snake Fruit [Buah Salak (Salacca Edulis)]Tree


The fruit grow in clusters at the base of the palm, and are also known as snake fruit due to the reddish-brown scaly skin.



色澤深亮熟度好的蛇皮果 Buah Salak (Salacca Edulis)



The pulp is edible. The fruit can be peeled by pinching the tip which should cause the skin to slough off so it can be pulled away. The fruit inside consists of three lobes, each containing a large inedible seed. The lobes resemble, and have the consistency of, large peeled garlic cloves. The taste is usually sweet and acidic, but its apple-like texture


    

Salak

Babaco果 (五棱番木瓜)

Tamarillo (Tree) Tomate 樹蕃茄

樹蕃茄，中國南方也有，我在雲南從文山到版納都見過和品嘗過，味道類似蕃茄，似乎更甜，但水分較少，十分耐儲藏。A small, attractive, half-woody, evergreen or partially deciduous, shrub or small tree. The fruits are juicy and sub-acid, they are eaten out of hand, added to salads, used in preserves, jams, jellies etc. The mature fruits resemble a hen's egg in size and shape and, in the West Indies, ripen from October to January. The seedlings grow rapidly and generally produce the second year. Will grow indoors with warmth and bright light.

 

蕃茄里的稀有品種，包括極其稀少的黑蕃茄, 藍蕃茄

Curious fruit

resemble elongated tomatoes or a pair of red horns.
Obviously salt tolerant, it would make an attractive specimen plant for a coastal garden in a warm climate.
 

Toga Striped Eggplant

難看可吃的Toga茄果 Dillenia indica (eadible)

This evergreen spreading tropical tree is up to 60 feet tall. It has beautiful white fragrant flowers, toothed leaves and globose 3-4" edible fruits with small brown seeds.




番石榴裡面的雞番果 Chilean Guava

介於火龍果和仙人果之間的 Cereus peruvianus

營養和口感都不錯，但是甜度不太夠。

Night Blooming Cereus, Peruvian Apple, Column Cactus. Cereus peruvianus is a large erect, thorny columnar cactus. It is an unexplored, underutilized cactus, grown only as an ornamental plant, even though it produces attractive, edible fruits. The nocturnal flowers remain open for one night. The fruits are thornless and vary in skin color from violet-red to yellow. The flesh, which is the edible part of the fruit, is white and contains small, edible, and crunchy seeds.






巧克力藤角 NEW HYBRID CHOCOLATE VINE plant

巧克力藤角果，它跟後面講到的真正巧克力樹Chocolate Tree接的cacao beans不是一回事。




釋迦果 Annona Squamosa Sugar Apple ?

估計這個種的名稱有問題，釋迦果應該是聚花果,本種似乎是下面的Sibut四物果的一種。

Sibut果, 四物果

Kerdas ( Genuak )

有手掌大小的一種好吃不好聞的果實，吃的是裡面的種子, 它可以直接吃，也有各類罐頭產品。

Jering 椰菱果

沒吃過，似乎有一種夾麵包的甜醬就叫Jering醬

An edible, usually sweet and fleshy fruit.

沒見過，但是絕對可食用的美麗果子。

Exotic tropical fruits look and taste very different to apples and oranges

這個肯定是稀奇水果了，不知道叫什麼。

Ubaia. Eugenia patrisii

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Another Kerdas?

terkenal dgn nama Buah Jentik-Jentik

 

Pulasan 葡萄桑 (山紅毛丹)

Pulasan 這名字源自馬來語「Pulas」，既「扭轉」的意思。欲剝開果實，只需往反方向扭轉即可。葡萄桑外皮有類似軟刺狀的物體，遠看會讓人誤以為是大型的楊梅， 觸摸時有塑膠般的手感，果肉比紅毛丹甜且多汁。 由於屬季節性果實，葡萄桑則不做商業種植，屬「可遇不可 求」類的水果，對那些曾品嘗過的食客來說，葡萄桑可算是熱帶水果中的「夢幻之果」。

Buah lahung, buah lahung

紅毛丹（Rambutan），又名 毛荔枝、韶子、毛龍眼，無患 子料韶子屬，有36個種，系熱帶多年生常綠果樹。果肉爽滑，甜 酸適口，除鮮食外，還 可制果乾、果醬和釀酒。

dengan biji

一種賓朗椰果類的植物接的果實，越南店裡＄３一磅，吃起來跟福建台灣出的油 甘子一樣，裡面是樹壯果核，不太有甜味，但是口感還行。

 

鵝 莓 Grossularia

鵝莓生長在氣候較冷的地 區，比如歐洲北部，北美北部。歐洲鵝莓（Ribes grossularia）和美洲鵝莓（Ribes hirtellum）是現代鵝莓品種的兩個祖先。鵝莓顏色各異，有白色，青色，粉紫色，紫紅色，黑紫色……

此外，奇異果（kiwi fruit）曾被稱作“鵝莓”，前身就是中國的獼猴桃（kiwi fruit，kiwi berry）。獼猴桃外國稱“中國鵝莓”，民間稱陽桃。

 

刺兒李鵝莓

直譯為刺兒李，別名燈籠果。也有翻譯為醋栗、醋栗莓的，實際上與醋栗不同， 只是醋栗的近親，同屬於醋栗屬植 物。鵝莓與醋 栗很容 易混淆，一個簡單的辨別辦法就是，鵝莓的枝幹上有刺。有時，甚至果子上都長刺；又譯刺莓，因為Gooseberry的果實都躲在茂密 的綠葉底下，披着細 毛，長在大量針刺的枝莖之間，採摘不易。虎耳草目茶藨子科醋栗屬，叢生小灌木；果實綠色或黃色，多汁，味酸甜。每100克果實含有 200毫克維生素C，含 量高出其它水果好幾倍，僅僅次於獼猴桃位居第二。同時內含的生物黃酮，具有軟化血管、降低血脂和血壓、補鈣和增強人體免疫力、抗癌等 作用。

 

 

 

 

 

醋栗 （Currant）玉米粒大小，比鵝莓小多了。

屬於另一類漿果，虎耳草科醋栗屬。醋栗 產於北方地區，主要產地包括歐洲中北部，亞洲北部和北美。醋栗屬植物種類繁多，平時常見的醋栗 可以分為紅醋栗，黑醋栗和白醋栗。紅醋栗（Ribes rubrum），味道比黑醋栗略酸，更常用來製作果醬和烹飪。紅醋栗的主要產地包括比利時，法國，德國，荷蘭，意大利北部和西班牙北 部，在亞洲和北美洲北 部也有相似的品種。黑醋栗（Ribes nigrum），在歐洲有着悠久的藥用歷史，英國和德國的草藥醫生利用黑醋栗來緩解發燒，促進食慾，還用作收斂劑和利尿劑。第二次世 界大戰時期，像柑橘一 類富含維生素C的水果，在英國出現了可怕的短缺。英國的氣候不適合種植柑橘類水果，因此英國政府便鼓勵全國廣泛種植黑醋栗。在烏雲籠 罩的戰爭年代，黑醋栗 為不列顛人民提供了可靠的維生素來源。白醋栗味道比紅醋栗甜，適合鮮食，其外觀晶瑩剔透，頗像精緻的玻璃球。

 

Nanking Cherry: Prunus tomentosa

NanKing berry (南京櫻逃?)

 Hardy Kiwi: Actinidia arguta

脆綠奇異果 不大，跟中國秦嶺產的狗棗彌猴桃有些類似，都挺好吃。

Achee fruit

阿蘄果，生的時候有一種名叫牙買加毒的毒性，估計吃了肚子會痛而起的名。

The ackee, a fruit brought to the Caribbean from West Africa during the slave trade, is only edible when it is exactly ripe. Underripe or overripe ackee causes a reaction known as Jamaica poisoning, which can be fatal. Despite the dangers, many in the Caribbean eat the fresh fruit on a regular basis. Canned ackee is available in parts of the US, but it is illegal to import the fresh fruit.

Ackee (pronounced "ack-key") is the national fruit and dish of Jamaica

Like reggae, Bob Marley, Red Stripe beer and Blue Mountain coffee, ackee is quintessentially and unmistakably Jamaican.Every Jamaican at home and abroad longs for a Sunday breakfast of ackee and saltfish (ackee sauteed with salted codfish or baccalao,onions and tomatoes), served with fried plantains, johnny cakes (fried flour dumplings), boiled green bananas or yellow yam, and a slice or two of Jamaican hard-dough bread.

Preferrably freshly picked ackee, of course, which is more flavorful and has a smoother more buttery taste; but canned ackee or frozen fresh ackee can be almost as good.The ackee has an interesting history, diverse non-culinary uses, and the distinction of being a gastronomic delight with chimeric features: mouth-watering breakfast staple, and.....lethal poison, if prepared improperly. Ackees have high nutritional value and the exportation of ackee canned in brine is an important revenue earner for Jamaica and Haiti. Jamaica is the only Caribbean island in which the ackee is very popular, it is found in the other islands of the Caribbean, but is not consumed.

Prunus lyonii fruit

加州土著印地安人的水果, 一看名字就知道是跟櫻桃一樣是屬於李屬（Prunus）的好吃水果。

Prunus lyonii, a native to the Catalina Islands so technically this is a California native.  Its a large shrub or small tree growing 15-20′, drought tolerant once established and hardy to around 15 degrees.  Evergreen, large leaves, this is a very attractive functional shrub that can be used effectively as a screen. The fruits were an important source of food to California Indians.

Musa balbisiana,

這個不用說，原始香蕉就得這麼邊吃邊吐核

A wild banana, an ancestor of today's bananas

The banana may be one of the first crops to be domesticated by man. They may have evolved along with the earliest settled agriculture and may therefore be some tens of thousands of years old.
Banana is now one of the most popular of all fruits.
Although it is viewed as only a dessert or an addition to breakfast cereal in most developed countries, it is actually a very important agricultural product. After rice, wheat and milk, it is the fourth most valuable food. In export, it ranks fourth among all agricultural commodities and is the most significant of all fruits, with world trade totaling $2.5 billion annually.
Yet, only 10% of the annual global output of 86 million tons enters international commerce. Much of the remaining harvest is consumed by poor subsistence farmers in tropical Africa, America and Asia.

 龍宮果

 

龍宮果 （Longkong），無患子目楝科蘭撒（或榔色木）屬果實，又名黃皮。外形像大顆的龍眼，黃皮，果肉似山竹，口味則與龍眼相近，也 有點像柚子，剝開皮里 面是蒜瓣狀的一片一片的果實。龍宮果是從英文的音譯過來的。外型與龍眼類似，連英文的名稱也很像（龍眼叫Longan）。吃法也很類 似，即都是要先把外殼 給撥開來，然後吃裡面透明的果肉。但龍眼是一整顆果肉，內部有一粒種子；而龍宮果比較像是橘子，裡面是一片一片的，類似在吃超大粒的 柚子果粒。

新水果，還沒正式名稱

This new fruit has some very unique attributes that sets it aside.

akebia fruit immagini

Pawpaw, Asimina triloba

Akebia fruit and  Pawpaw,這兩個看上去象是木通果，應該很好吃。

American Custard Apple, West Virginia Banana, Indiana Banana. Deciduous tree growing to about 30 feet. The fruit is 3"-5" long and is almost black when ripe, with a highly aromatic flavor. The fruit tastes like mix of papaya and banana and is often called an Indian banana. The name pawpaw comes from the Arawakan Indian name for the papaya. Grows as far north as New York and southern Ontario, out west as far as Nebraska and Texas, and south to Florida.

Rose Hips

Rose Hips (Rosaceae Rosa) also called hipberries come from the rose plant.  They are what is left after the rose petals fall off.  Oil infused with Rose Hips offers many benefits to the skin.   In addition to hydrating the skin, it helps reduce the appearance of scars, and helps nourish the skin with vitamins and minerals. Rose Hips are great for those with dry, sensitive, aging, or wrinkled skin. Many claim that Rose Hip oil helps reduce the appearance of scars left behind by acne.  One cup of fresh Rose Hips has the equivalent amount of vitamin C in 60 oranges.   Rose Hips also contain a high amount of natural tretinoin, a form of Vitamin A. Tretinoin has been known to reduce and protect the skin from damage caused by the sun. It also aids the skin in producing collagen and new skin cells. Rose Hips provide strengthening for hair as well as conditioning properties.

金櫻子 學　名：Rosa laevigata Michx. 　　

英文名：Cherokee Rose 　　科　名：薔薇科 Rosaceae

金櫻子吃起來向是"濃縮了的干梨"，好的品種還是很入口的。維生素C的寶庫。

Banana Poka 這個籽多，叫它＂錯香蕉＂似乎有道理。

Banana Poka (Passiflora tarminiana):

Look out for the vines!

There’s an old saying in the world of popular nutrition: “If it tastes good and looks good, it must be bad for you.” This old chestnut certainly holds true in the case of the Banana Poka (Passiflora tarminiana). Although it has large, beautiful flowers that attract pollinating insects and photographers in large numbers, and bears large, tasty banana-like edible fruit, this woody vine is one of the most aggressive and destructive of Hawaii’s many invasive plant species. The Banana Poka isn’t really common on Maui yet, but it is well established on Hawai’i, the Big Island, and also on Kaua’i, where I first encountered it (see photos above).


以下就等有空了在添加介紹吧，先上圖露個臉:

Noni fruit, noni's Sanskrit name is Ayushka.

Morinda citrifolia  Nonu/Nono, Noni - a world-famous medicinal fruit. Germination rate around 90%. Fresh seeds right from the fruit!

Ume Double Pink apricot

不看殼，跟血橙很象

白草莓

白泡莓

秦嶺白泡草莓[Fragaria pentaphylla]，看到如蜂房一樣剔透映着純潔藍白色彩的它, 總會有童話感覺。吃起來跟草莓區別很大，風味高雅細膩，種子深紅美麗，它也許是大自然中最美麗的果實。

- Large yellow fruit with a bumpy surface and soft spines. Tastes delicious, and is described as a creamy lemon sherbet or a lemon meringue pie.

Annona purpurea
Soncoya, Toreta, Ilama. The fruit is rounded and 6-8", and is covered with a felt-textured brown skin. The surface of the fruit has hooklike projections. The pulp is similar in scent, appearance, and taste to that of the mango. It has many seeds. In Colombia, the pulp is eaten raw or is strained for juice, drunk as a beverage or folk remedy. In Mexico, Soncoya juice is regarded as a remedy for fever and chills.

tidak

 

各種番 石榴(番荔枝--釋迦果)  Cherimoyas

桉石榴 Quandong Fruit(Santalum Acuminatum)

The Quandong is a truly exclusive native Australian fruit. Found in the dry and semi-dry region of all Australian mainland states, Quandong trees have been classify as belonging to the santalum genus of plants. Ideally tailored to dry environments, the Santalum Acuminatum is known to be a half-parasitic plant.一種少見的"石榴"果實，產於澳洲。

BUAH CEPU

Date 椰棗

味道一 般，有點淡淡的甜酸。據說營養價值很高。我在潿洲島吃到不少果肉 是深紫紅色的。

棕櫚油果（巴 西）

又 名乳茄、五代同堂、佛手茄、金兔果、五指茄。茄科茄屬，多年 生小灌木，株高1米。 每年11月 成熟，果實色澤呈 黃金色，故稱黃金果，黃金果內含豐富水分；果皮光滑，雞蛋般大 小，金黃色，果實基部有3-5個 乳頭狀突起，其造型似兔耳、手 指。可插於瓶中，半年果實不萎 焉，不腐爛變色。果瓣無核味甘甜；略帶苦澀，具有止咳化痰，清熱利咽，消炎鎮痛等藥物保健作用。Nipple Fruit, Tit Plant, Apple of Sodom, Titty Fruit, Pig Face...
Very unusual bright yellow fruit looks like small pear-shaped tomatoes, with nipple-like protrusions. Violet colored flowers. It shows thorns on its stem. This is an erect tropical shrub growing up to 4" tall. Fruiting branches can be used in tropical cut flower arrangements.

It is a woody shrub that can grow up to 15 feet tall. The plant has bright green, drooping leaflets in opposite pairs, and the plant displays very attractive orange-red pea-like flowers in hanging clusters appearing from spring to fall.
This is an interesting plant with its red-veined leaves and murderous looking spines on both leaves and stems, its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges.

果實很類似柑橘，又叫做羅望果、馬拉巴羅望子。雙 子葉植物綱藤 黃科的一種喬木。所結果實黃色和植物樹種同名。藤黃果實和橙子大小几乎相同，外表面很類似南瓜，常有數條縱溝。生於低山坡地潮濕的密 林中，原產地是南亞， 幾個世紀以來，印度南部和泰國作為果型草藥使用而大量栽種。從藤黃果實中提練出的生物保健品風靡世界各地。

篤斯越 桔

生長在大小興安嶺林區一帶的杜 鵑花科小灌木篤斯秧上的漿果，為大小興安 嶺的特產之一。亦稱篤斯越桔。篤斯皮薄汁多，味酸甜非常可口，當地人多習慣當野果食 用。居住在大小興安嶺的人們，把篤斯採回後，經自然發酵，製成醇香甜美的篤斯酒,果酒廠，用篤斯為原料釀製而成的越桔酒，色澤紫紅， 清澈透明，酸甜適口， 余香久存，風味獨特，醇香宜人，營養豐富，健胃養神。

野酸 梅

是全世界僅存的且極為珍貴的野生果種，也 是世界罕見並瀕危滅絕的 原始野果。 據《中國林木志》記載和國家野生植物研究所考證，現僅有新疆的霍城 縣大西溝及小西溝的山域生成着這種被稱為亞洲珍稀的野果。 櫻桃李，俗稱野酸梅，屬薔薇科，顏色為深綠色，是落葉灌木，高達8米，它的枝條細長，樹葉繁茂，結出的果實呈紅圓球或紫黑色圓球形， 極為鮮艷美觀。核大肉 薄，味酸甜。

Emblic, nillika, nellikya, Indian gooseberry, Amlaki, Amala 油柑

 

Another Pepino, with some limes

人生果（Pepino，melon pear。拉丁名：Solanum muricatum）

又 名香瓜茄、仙果、香艷梨、艷果、延壽果、蓬萊果。一 種很好的甜食輔料，可食率達95％以上，具有低糖、高蛋白和 富含多種維生素、氨基酸以及微量元素的特 點。人參果是一種甜食輔料，它的全株 又是藏藥之一，性味甘、溫，有健脾益胃，收斂止血，生津止渴，補血益氣之功效，是有助健康，使人益壽延年的佳果。人參果果大，質量 好，久負盛名。

大果黃褥花果

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Buah kenanga tidak boleh dimakan.

勒瓢  早禾瓢

南騰, 牛卵駝, 拿騰 “豬屎泡”，名字不好聽，很好吃 , 應該是木通的果實。

木通果 Fructus Akebiae (英)Akebia Fruit 　別名 八月炸、八月扎、野香蕉。【異名】盍合子、仙沼子(《日華子本草》)，壓驚子(《醫林纂要》)。肉白, 有點象香蕉的肉 ,比香蕉好吃,

Lulos (makes a tasty drink)

 

Zapote

Quince (宣木瓜)

The largesse (click to enlarge; this one is worth it!)

人參 果

熱情果（Passion fruit，Herba Passiflorae Coeruleae，Passionfiowe Herb），別名轉枝蓮、轉心蓮；又名雞蛋 果、黃仙果、百香果、天生子、 文仙果、密果、奶漿果，為西番蓮科植物西番蓮 Passiflora coerulea L.。因而還有 一個名字，俗稱“巴西果”。




這種果子吃的人可能 很少，咸酸. （白白的是什麼？鹽!）

Small or medium sized tropical/subtropical tree. 咖喱葉（印度咖喱的主要香料）
Purple-black fruited tree,  most famous for its aromatic leaves that provide curry spice. Actual curry seasoning is a blend of ground cumin, ginger, coriander, cinnamon, turmeric, red pepper, fenugreek, allspice, black pepper, cardamom, cloves, mustard, fennel and mace. In that mix, several of the ingredients, including mustard, cumin, coriander, fennel and cinnamon, are roasted separately before being ground and added to the other ingredients.

Lipstick tree, Annato. This erect shrub with large, glossy green, prominently veined leaves that can become a small tree several feet tall. It is grown as a garden ornamental less for its pale pink flowers, which last only one day, than for its highly decorative two-valved seed pods, covered with soft, deep red hairs.
Also called“Curry plant”----someone said they are edible curry red seeds(Annatto Seed, see below), not sure yet.

Annatto Seed (Bixa orellana) is a shrub or small tree related to the  trees of tropical regions of the Americas.  Approximately 50 seeds grow inside prickly reddish-orange, heart-shaped pods at the ends of the branches. The trees are literally covered by these brightly-colored pods, and one small Annatto tree can produce up to 270 kg of seeds. The seeds are covered with a reddish aril, which is the source of an orange-yellow dye.  Its scent is described as “slightly peppery with a hint of nutmeg”.  The indigenous Indians of Central and South American use these seeds to color their lips, giving this plant the name “lipstick tree”. Annatto Seeds contain protein, as well as alpha- and beta-carotenoids.  Annatto oil is an emollient, and its high carotenoid content provides beneficial antioxidant properties. In body care products, Annatto oil provides antioxidant benefits while adding a rich, sunny color to soaps, creams, lotions, and shampoos.

Have you ever wondered where red curry get it’s color?   It comes from the chalky red seeds of what my guide called the “curry plant”.






Camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia) contains the highest concentrated source of naturally occurring vitamin C.  When compared to orange, Camu Camu has thirty times more vitamin C along with ten times as much iron, three times as much niacin, twice as much riboflavin and fifty percent more phosphorus. It is also a significant source of potassium, minerals and amino acids. Camu-camu has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, astringent, emollient and nutritive properties.  The fruit also contains a wide variety of bioflavonoids that provide many benefits.  The beta-carotene, riboflavin and niacin in  Camu Camu promote healthy gums, eyes, skin, hair and nails.

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) has historically been used by Native Americans, both as a medicine and as a colorant.  It is often used as a multi-purpose remedy, having many different medicinal properties.  Goldenseal is astringent and antiseptic and has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.  It is often added to other herbs to boost their medicinal effects.  Goldenseal has strong activity against a variety of bacteria, yeast and fungi such as E. coli and Candida. It contains calcium, iron, manganese, vitamins A, C, E, and B complex.

Hawthorn Berry (Crataegus oxyacantha) Hawthorne berry is found in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. It is a small thorny tree with reddish fruit and it is part of the rose family.  Hawthorn has a long history of use as a medicinal herb.  It acts as a vasodilator and has beta blocking effects along with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.  Hawthorn is rich in phytochemicals that benefit the heart and circulation.  The antioxidant properties help rid the body of free radicals that damage cells.  Hawthorn has astringent properties and may be helpful in treating seborrhea and acne, as well as, other inflammatory skin conditions.  Hawthorn berries contain Vitamins C and B complex, carotene, flavonoids and sugars.

Juniper Berries (Juniperas communis) are found on the evergreen juniper shrub, which grows widely throughout the Northern Hemisphere.  Juniper Berries have been used since the 16th century in herbal medicines. They are rich in vitamin C, volatile oils and other nutrients. The antiseptic, astringent, diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties of juniper berries make them popular with herbalists today to treat a variety of ailments. Juniper Berries have helped detoxify and cleanse the skin. They have been used to treat dermatitis, psoriasis, skin inflammation, skin ulcers, oily complexions, acne and eczema.

Nutmeg (Myristica Fragrans) along with being a tasty spice and a culinary delight, Nutmeg has various health benefits. The benefits of Nutmeg are known since ancient times and it has always been perceived as a healing herb. Its benefits range from lowering blood pressure to soothing the stomach region and also detoxifying the body. Nutmeg is known for its many skin benefits and is used in the treatment of ringworm and eczema.  The oil obtained from Nutmeg seed is also widely used and recognized for its medicinal properties.


Helichrysum italicum, sometimes listed as H. angustifolium, is the herb commonly sold as a curry plant by well-meaning nurseries and garden centers. It has a warm, curry-like fragrance, but is bitter to the taste. More reputable plant sellers will tell you the plant is not edible and will encourage you to grow the plant for use in potpourris and wreaths, but not for food.

RAKUM PALM is found in Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.  It can be seen be seen wild in the forests as well as cultivated in private and public lands.  This fruit, however, seems to be more popular in Thailand.  Here the fruits are mostly from wild growing plants most of which are not of a superior quality.  The fruits are sold and consumed locally, mainly fresh. The area planted with the with the inferior rakum forms has never been recorded.Fruit a drupe, occurring in dense heads, obovoid, 2.5 cm long, the skin (epicarp) consisting of orange-brown scales with reflexed brittle points; endocarp not differentiated.Seeds 1-3, covered with a fleshy sarcotesta which constitutes the edible portion.The sour unripe fruit and be a substitute for lime in cooking, whereas the ripe fruit is sweet and consumed raw. The wild form is grown as a fruit-bearing fence. Wild clumps in the forest not only produce food, but are also a major source of cork, thatch and other construction materials in rural areas.



Rare Chocolate Tree
 

黃皮

Caimito

Star Apple. Hard to find exotic fruit tree. It is a favorite in the Caribbean and Central America as well as Southeast Asia. The fruit has a mild grape-like flavor, and is best eaten fresh. Inside the fruit looks like a star when cut across.

Tropical Apricot

 Ketembilla, Ceylon Gooseberry - dark red fruit with acid pulp tasking like a stingent apricot. Grows very quickly under ideal conditions. Trees bear fruits in great quantities.

The famous Argentina calafate -- a type of very tasty barberry. It's said if you eat one you are destined to return some day.

上圖只是想顯示一中長長的紅桑果, 個頭有三四個草莓大

pohon berry 佛泡?

Tanaman?

這是叫做菇娘的水果      水果名稱：紅菇娘

　　別名：燈籠草、掛金燈、錦燈籠、酸漿

　　科屬：茄科，酸漿屬

酸漿以果實供食用。成熟果食甜美清香，是營養較豐富的水果蔬菜。漿果富含維生素C，對治療再生障礙性貧血有一定療效。果實有清熱利尿功效，外敷可消炎，全 株可配製殺蟲劑，也可供觀賞用。 為茄科植物多年草本，原本是野生植物。多生長在山坡上，它耐寒抗旱，在我國北方和東北地區生長較 多。株枝上的果實呈多角燈籠形，內有圓形果球，如櫻桃大小，秋天成熟後可食用，味甘甜。它還是一種中藥材，有清熱解毒，鎮咳利尿的功效。又據現代科學分 析，菇娘果中含有十八種氨基酸，有二十一種微量元素和礦物質，還有八種維生素。又是無污染、風味獨特、營養豐富的天然綠色食品。分為紅菇娘和黃菇娘兩種。 紅菇娘又稱錦燈籠、燈籠果。紅菇娘的藥用價值較高，在中藥上稱為“苦子”可清熱、解毒、清痰止咳，治療慢性氣管炎，長期服用可預防和治療糖尿病。黃菇娘又 稱甜菇娘、金菇娘。甜菇娘屬草本植物，抗病力強，維生素C、維生素E含量是其它果品的5倍。長期食用可潤喉止咳，通便利尿，生津開胃，降血壓，美容養顏。 甜菇娘的硒含量比普通水果高10倍，重金屬含量為零。具有增強人體免疫力，防癌、抗癌之功效。

蓬虆 三月泡

地枇 杷 :   地瓜藤、地石榴、地膽紫、霜坡虎、地棠果、地板藤. 桑科榕屬植物

我吃過最難忘的水果，味道十分迷人地香甜。

地枇杷 Ficus tikoua Bur.。小時候被告之可以吃時，一嘗，鮮美清香，難得的好氣息和好味道。植物葉子革質濃綠，很好認，做頁脈書籤有立體感。有大片地 板藤的地方都是護土 坡，因此比較乾淨。這種植物護堤坡土的力氣很大，應該推廣。記得日本研究中國北方環境保護文章里推薦過葛藤，不知道是同一植物不。

Muskmelon, cucumis melo reticulatus

A model

 

只產於阿聯酋沙漠中為數不多的幾個綠洲中的椰棗，英文名為（Cluster of fresh dates），和其他地區椰棗不同，它是當成鮮果食用的。據知其甜度很高，只需生吃十個輕易達到3000卡熱量！

Coco de Mer 海底椰

土生於非洲塞舌爾的Praslin和 Curieuse島上的“Lodoiceacallipyge”，就是傳說中的“海底椰”
果實 非常像女性的臀部“Callipyge”本身就是“美麗屁股”的意思。海底椰有止咳、清肺的藥用，是塞國的國寶。 因產量極其有限，現存的 海底椰樹受到塞舌耳當地政府的保護，已禁止出口，僅在本地做觀賞.

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) 黑核桃

The Romans recognized the medicinal properties of the Black Walnut centuries ago.  They also thought that it was the fruit that their Gods lived on.  Today it is recognized that Black Walnut contains antifungal, anti-parasitic, astringent and antiseptic properties.

猴麵包

Sausage tree 我只摸過這種巨大的果實，可惜不能食用(種子熟後可食)。

 Fast grower, hard-to-kill plant! It produces large, dark red flowers that hang from the crown of the tree and huge sausage-like fruits. The mature fruits hang from the long stalks like giant sausages. They may be up to 3 feet long and weigh up to 30 pounds. Seeds however can be eaten only if roasted.

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Guajilote香蕉果, Guahalote (Parmentiera edulis,  edible)

  This highly ornamental tree is a conversation piece due to the interesting shape of its leaves and the greenish-cream flowers that grow directly from the stem or branch tips. The 1 ft long fruit resembles a greenish-yellow cucumber. The fibrous fruit is juicy with a sweet flavor similar to sugar cane.

Limau sari atau 'buddhas fingers' 一種佛手柑橘

佛手

古 稱飛穰，又名佛手柑、五指柑、佛手香櫞，芸香科植物佛手 Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle的果實。

佛手原產中國和印度，是一種名貴的果花卉和藥用植物，常綠小喬木或灌木。 佛手是我國 著名的觀 果花卉之一。株高1-2米，常綠，枝葉灰綠色，嫩枝新葉微帶紫紅，具短硬棘刺，有香氣。單葉互生，柄短，無箭葉，革質。一般春天開 花，結的果實 稱伏果，先端分裂如指，多為“開佛手”。夏季一般不開花或開花很少，結的果實，先端呈半分半合狀。秋天開花，結的果實稱秋果，先端如 握拳狀，多為“拳佛 手”。佛手冬至時成熟，果實呈古銅 色，香氣襲人，不僅具有很高的觀賞價值，而且也是一種健胃、理氣的中藥。

肥胖佛手? 估計連佛界也不能免俗肥胖問題。

 

阿月渾子, 也稱開心果

    在塔克拉瑪干大沙漠西緣的喀什綠洲，有一種果實非常美麗、營養價值很高的果樹，它有一個美麗的名字：阿月渾子。維吾爾人稱為皮斯特。古人稱之為胡榛子、無 名子、無名木等。按植物分類學，它屬於漆樹科植物。世界上漆樹的種類很多，但果實都很小，不能食用，一般用於生產漆。唯獨阿月渾子果實大，味美可食，屬堅 果。

Sea coconut 海椰子

A rare characteristic of Sedili Kecil is that it has preserved intact a transition between intertidal and fresh water swamp forest. As the mangroves fall behind we find a new harvest for our dinner – the sea coconut, or fruit of the nipah palm.

And more...

even more..

順帶列出幾個價值不菲的非正常"水果" :

植物花托寄 生的真菌苞果

茶苞 , 又叫茶樹泡，“茶匏”, 主要是由於油茶樹的花蕾(或幼果)受真菌(細麗外擔菌 Exobasidium gracile(Shirai)Syd.)感染後形成的，民間又名“茶泡”、“茶桃”等；而由油茶樹嫩葉受真 菌感染後形 成的則為“茶耳”；兩者均可食，尤以色白者為佳。每年夏天生長，懸在樹冠 上，蘋果大 小，淡的蘋果綠/白色，內空，正底有一小孔，遠看像是一隻白的汽燈罩。外形象桃子，只有一層半透明的皮（類似桔子皮）。“茶苞” 水分不多，有一種清淡的甜味。傳說吃了這人間仙果會 飄於仙界! 茶苞有時有小蟲進出，故品嘗之先，要檢查一下。

茶耳朵“狗舌頭”

油茶樹葉 (染真菌後的?) 畸形品種 很像玉雕 晶瑩剔透
　　淡淡的甜味 茶耳（Teaear），又稱茶掛、茶耳朵。

Mealybugs (unidentified): asparasites of noni fruits.

Cyttaria espinosae parasitic fungal fruit on Southern Beech tree.  Patagonia.

Also called "Beech strawberries" on southern-beeches. Edible.

Here's another parasite that people eat on purpose. Cyttaria espinosae is a fungus that is a parasite of beech trees (Nothophagus) and is native to Chile, where locals call it Digüeñe, Lihueñe or Quideñe. The fungus produces fruiting bodies that look remarkably like golf balls - and for a similar reason. The little divots in the fruiting body seem to promote air flow around them - which helps the fungal spores disperse in the wind. Locals like to serve them in salads and it supposedly has a gelatinous texture.

Indian Bread (parasitic fungalfruit)

一種奇異的菌生水果, 長在樹節上，Indian Bread，南美當地印第安人吃的水果 (from fryking (赤道企鵝))

Wood Fruits  Digüeñes, edible Chilean parasite mushrooms which grow on beech trees, a staple spring food of local Indians for more than eight thousand years

土苞子開花 -------玉米匏

Corn smut is a disease of maize caused by the pathogenic plant fungus Ustilago maydis. U. maydis causes smutmaize (Zea mays) and teosinte (Euchlena mexicana). Known in Latin America as huitlacoche, it is eaten, usually as a filling in quesadillas and other tortilla-based foods. 玉米匏,  玉米黑粉米是一種鮮美真菌Ustilago maydis 感染幼嫩玉米而產生的。 英語叫corn smut.  接出的不是玉米粒而是甜鮮可口的蘑菇泡，顏色分白，灰，綠，紫，黑，藍等等和它們的混雜過渡色。不熟悉的人看了很吃驚，可是種植者會 樂開懷，因為那＂果 實＂比起玉米來是既好吃又昂貴，吃不了從來不愁賣個好價錢，或者干制和做罐頭留着以後享受。

在 墨西哥，玉米匏被叫作huitlacoche (“維特拉柯奇”)，是一種正規食品，有多種吃法，在飯店裡常見。還被製成罐頭。味道鮮美的類似蘑菇。現 在美國加洲， 有人可以直接用這種菌種種出鮮美的huitlacoche 作食品，而不用通過種玉米來生產它。它常同其他蘑姑在一起賣，１０到２０美元一磅。有的人喜歡生吃(吃 起來像炒麵， 微甜鮮，墨黑墨黑的，吃得滿嘴滿臉烏黑，很不雅觀)。高粱上 也有，但是好像除了中國別人不種高粱，所以大概知道研究開發的不多見 ....中國叫它烏米。美 國有罐裝的 huitlacoche (也拼作 "cuitlacoche") 供出售。在墨西哥，長了huitlacoche的玉米，賣出更高的價錢。

茭白

土苞子開花賣好價錢，就跟從哪裡偷來或天上掉下來中的獎似的，不 論雅 俗自然都有一樂。古人也說感到最好吃的是偷來的，大文豪蘇東坡的文字為證：“就中香美，除是偷嘗”。

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The last one is a fake picture, just for fun:

 

Question: 上圖中的小鳥和下圖裡的蘋果和不是雪白的而是紅顏色的山楂花 -----都是自然界真實存在的麼?

Enjoy and protect THE nature.

紅色 山楂樹花 C.l.‘Paul’s Scarlet’, C.coccinea and C. laevigata