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Nam-nam

Cynometra cauliflora

Notes:

Thank you auntnance123 for helping me identify this. The tree is so rare in the Maldives.

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6 Comments

Seema
Seema 12 years ago

another exotic tropical fruit

Nitch
Nitch 12 years ago

Thanks for the support guys... :-)

@auntnance123: i am not sure whether this one belongs in the Annonaceae family, but i do know a few which does belong to it and is found locally (at least in some islands)... will post them later...

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Very nice spotting!
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Nitch
Nitch 12 years ago

Thanks for the article and i am updating it with the rest of the details now.

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Intriguing fruit--rather looks like a brain. I can't find an English equivalent, but I did find this:
http://chilliesandlime.blogspot.com/2010...

Nitch
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Maldives

Spotted on Sep 15, 2010
Submitted on Mar 14, 2012

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