#blighiasapida

[growninhaiti]

Soooooo much needed growth on our ackee trees. My mouth is already watering at the thought of curried ackee steamed buns 🤤 Did you guys know that ackee is one of the many fruits that the caribbean is known for yet didn’t originate from this part of the world? The first ackee tree in Jamaica was grown from a seed brought on-shore from West Africa by a captain of a slave ship in 1778. Similar story with the breadfruit and mangoes. Just some food for thought 💭 ・・・ #growninhaiti #Ackee #akee #blighiasapida #haiti #ayiti #seedsovereignty #foodsecurity #reforestation #diversity #growth #agroforestry #plantatree #foodforest #plantedfromseed #organic #nogmos #nopesticides #noherbicides https://www.instagram.com/p/CGpa7_rFYSj/?igshid=vm3rtlthdhz5

[growninhaiti]

Akee season is once again upon us! Hard to believe that people here are so afraid of the toxicity that they don’t even bother with them lol. Just means more for me. The Akee is native to West Africa and probably brought to Jamaica in the seventeenth century with slave ships sailing from West Africa to the Caribbean. WARNING: The akee must be treated with care. Only ripe fruits that have split open are harvested, and only the ivory-colored arial surrounding the seed is actually eaten. Unripe or overripe fruits and the seeds are always poisonous, and consumption can cause severe sickness and eventually lead to death through hypoglycemia (Jamaican vomiting sickness). Harvested correctly and prepared properly, the akee is a nutritious vegetable rich in essential fatty acids, vitamin A, and protein. It is a major ingredient in West African and Jamaica cuisine. The national dish of Jamaica is Akee with salt fish, a dish prepared with salted codfish and boiled akee arils sautéed with plantain, tomato, onion, bell pepper, and spices. The akee is actually closely related to rambutan and to the longan and although the fruit is native to Africa, it is the national tree of Jamaica. An akee tree with ripe fruits are also beneficial to a great number of frugivorous birds. ・・・ #growninhaiti #akee #ackee #blighiasapida #fruit #poisonous #toxic #edible #warning #jamaica #haiti #ayiti #westafrica #reforestation #season #fruit #tropicalfruit #agroforestry #abundance #growth #treeripened #foodsecurity https://www.instagram.com/p/B84ZUMelkf5/?igshid=1nh0th7vm40zp

[alexanderrogge]

Carmen Leitch - A Tropical Fruit With a Antimicrobial Effects:

A Tropical Fruit With a Antimicrobial Effects | Microbiology

Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a growing threat to pu

BlighiaSapida #Okpu #TropicalFruit #Antimicrobial #AntibioticResistance #Antibiotic #Disease #Pathogenicity #Medicine #PlantBiology #Microbiology #Biology

[wonderland007la]

🌱𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐨 - 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐚 Arbol de Seso, Seso Vegetal, Akee, Cerebro Vegetal, Palo de Seso, Huevo Vegetal, Fruta del Huevo, Pera Roja y otros nombres. El seso vegetal es la fruta nacional de Jamaica. Su nombre científico es Blighia sapida. Pertenece a la familia Sapindaceae. Es originario de las zonas tropicales de África occidental. . <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Mas info sobre 🔬📚☘️𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐨 & 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨🇩🇴 > Link en BIO 💚 @eco.dominicana.gps 🔥 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> . 🌳Es un árbol de hojas perennes que alcanza de 10 a 12 metros de altura con un tronco corto y una corona densa. La corteza de su tronco es gris y casi lisa. . 🍃Las hojas son compuestas, formadas por 3 a 5 pares de hojuelas mas pequeñas de color verde brillante. . 💮Las flores se producen en racimos y tienen cinco pétalos de color verde claro a blanco. Son muy fragantes. . La fruta tiene forma de pera y su color cambia de verde a rojo brillante o amarillo, según madura. En su interior se encuentra unas masas carnosas llamadas arilo y tres semillas negras y brillantes. . El Árbol de Seso Vegetal se reproduce naturalmente por semillas y puede lograrse también por injerto. . El uso de esta fruta ya sea con propósitos medicinales o nutricionales es de sumo cuidado, ya que puede producirse un envenenamiento. Debido a su toxicidad, la importación de esta fruta a los Estados Unidos está prohibida por la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos de los Estados Unidos. . De sus flores se saca un extracto para elaborar colonias o perfumes. Su madera se usa en la construcción y para fabricar remos y otras piezas de madera. . 🌱 🌿 ☘️ 🍀🌲🌲🌲🌲 #blighiasapida #dominicannature #dominicanflora #frutasrd #plantasmedicinalesrd #hikingdr #explore_rd #gotodr #hikingrd #repúblicadominicana #republicadominicana🇩🇴 #nagua #azua #bonao #lavega #sanpedrodemacoris (at Santiago De Los Caballeros, Santiago, Dominican Republic) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pgvtfDt2I/?igshid=1dk6408cokjv4

[gilbertohernandezquiros]

Así va mi árbol de #acki #blighiasapida #sesovegetal #sesosdemono sembrado desde semillas traídas de #Limón (en Guácima, Alajuela, Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsgH928gK94/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ctfszcawlgvs

[fabiodiversity]

manzano #blighiasapida #alphabiodiversity #turbacoplants #sapindaceae