Bactris gasipaes or Peach Palm is a fruit bearing tree indigenous to the Amazonian area. Fruit is edible but caustic in its natural state and it is customary to first boil the fruit for 3 hours in salted water, remove the skin and eat as it is, fried or roasted. Occasionally is made into a jam.
Pachira aquatica or Malabar Chestnut is an evergreen nut bearing tree native of the South and Central Americas tropical estuaries. Nuts are edible, eaten raw or cooked, usually boiled, roasted, or fried and ground into flour.
Ceratonia siliqua or Carob is an evergreen, fruit (pot) bearing tree native to Mediterranean region. Fruit (pots) are edible used in a similar manner to cocoa, in cakes, drinks, ice-cream but they can also be eaten raw. Seeds when roasted can be used as a coffee substitute.
Quercus ilex or Holly Oak is a nut bearing tree. Nuts are edible and sweet, eaten dried and ground into a powder to be mixed with flour from cereals.
Inocarpus fagifer or Tahitian Chestnut is a evergreen tropical nut bearing tree indigenous to Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Nuts are edible after they have been cooked.
Musa spp or Banana plant is a fruit bearing tree-like plant. Fruit is edible and sweet, eaten raw or cooked.
