Pouteria caimito or Abiu is a fruit bearing tree native to south Americas. Fruit is edible, scrumptious, eaten fresh, soaked in liqueur and chilled and added to juices or cakes.
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Cocos nucifera or Coconut Palm is a nut bearing tree native to northwest South America. Nuts are edible raw or cooked. The milk of the young nut is a nutritious drink. Additionally, oil extracted from the dried kernels of the fruit is of great Commercial value.
Cyphomandra betacea or Tomarillo, is a fruit bearing plant, native to to Peruvian Andes. Fruit is edible with sweet, sub-acid flavor and a good amounts of of vitamin C.
Canarium ovatum or Pili nut, is an evergreen, tropical, nut bearing tree. Nuts are edible. Roasted kernels have a mild, nutty flavor with a crispy texture, lots will say, superior to that of almond.
Cucumis metuliferus or Horned Melon is a fruit bearing plant, native to Kalahari Desert in Africa. Fruit is edible with a flavor like that of a cucumber and it is utilized in desserts as well as a topping for cheesecakes, sundaes, mousses and as well as an ingredient in smoothies.



