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Noni fruit

Morinda citrifolia

Description:

Fruit is yellow, has many red/brown seeds inside, and many circular marks on the outside. Has a yellow tinge. Flowers are small and white, grow together from a ball.

Habitat:

Coastal town

Notes:

Also called cheese fruit and vomit fruit. The fruit isn't readily edible, but can be eaten if you're tenacious. It has uses in traditional medicine, but its medicinal properties haven't been scientifically quantified yet.

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2 Comments

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

Alice, I believe so. I'm not sure how good it is for you, however. At any rate, I haven't read much that has talked about how good it tastes, so I wouldn't suggest trying it.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 13 years ago

Is this the fruit they make into the miraculous juice that is supposed to be so good for you?

Latimeria
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Latimeria

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 15, 2011
Submitted on Mar 27, 2011

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