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Jamaican Ackee

Blighia sapida

Description:

Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica and is borne in clusters on an evergreen tree. In Jamaica, and other islands throughout the Caribbean, the ackee fruit grows on evergreen trees that can reach 50 feet tall. The fruit itself are pods, grown in clusters, that ripen from green to red, and are harvested when the pod splits open

Habitat:

Tropical island landscapes.

Notes:

If eaten un-ripen this fruit is very poisonous.

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1 Comment

LilianaCampozano
LilianaCampozano 8 years ago

Thank you LivanEscudero for you suggestion ID- Jamaican Ackee.

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LilianaCampozano

Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 22, 2015
Submitted on Sep 22, 2015

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