Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans)

Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) is a fruit tree belonging to the genus Myristica. The most important species of the genus Myristica is Myristica fragrans  (Nutmeg), this tree is believed to originate from Maluku (Moluccas) Islands, especially Banda Island, who is now a part of the territory of Indonesia. Since the first, Nutmeg has become important spice and essential commodities; it is said even since the days of the Roman Empire....

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Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)

A glass of hot chocolate drink served at your table in the morning, perhaps accompanied by a slice of cake made with one of the ingredients that is derived from chocolate as well. You may not realize that cocoa powder that brewed into that delicious drink, come to your desk after  following a long process and pass through various stages of cultivation and production as well as a long trade chain. Yes, a glass of chocolate and a slice...

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Spondias dulcis or Ambrella

Spondias dulcis or Ambrella or Kedondong (Malaysia and Indonesia), is another kind of typical tropical fruit that, but not well known in other parts of the world. The  fruit is green when young and becoming yellow when old  with a sweet sour taste, well known in many countries both in equatorial Asia, and Latin America. Plant characteristics: Kedondong  included in the Angiospermae, this fast-growing...

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Baccaurea racemosa or Menteng or Asam tambun

Baccaurea racemosa Baccaurea racemosa is a kind of tropical tree fruit that South East Asia endemic especially Indonesia, that now in threatened with extinction, the fruit of this plant named Baccaurea javanica (Menteng).  From outside appearance, this fruit is very similar to Duku . However, the taste and its proximity botanically differ significantly. Round-shaped fruit with a brownish-yellow color when ripe and yellowish green...

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Malay gooseberry

Malay gooseberry Otaheite gooseberry or Malay gooseberry or Acidus Phyllanthus fruit is the fruit produced by  a  tropical and sub-tropical plant which has the same name, this plant believed to originate from Madagascar or India. This tree is classified into shrubs,  maximum high can be 9 up to 10 m.This taste of this fruit is very sour, in some southeast Asian tropical countries, although not  really popular, the fruit...

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Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is the name of a type of tree and its fruit at all. Breadfruit does not have seeds and has a padded section, which is similar to the bread after it is cooked or fried. Because of this, the Europeans know it as "bread fruit.”  Breadfruit This plant is Polynesia origin, then spread to the South East Asia region.  Now, breadfruit is an important food source of carbohydrates in the various islands in...

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Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)

CashewCashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a plant from the Anacardiaceae tribe, originally from Brazil. In botany, the plant was not a member of the  guava group (Myrtaceae) or legumes (Fabaceae), but actually more closely related to the mango (Anacardiaceae tribe).  As a fruit, Cashew is unique, because the seed is not located inside, but located outside of the flesh. The seed protected by thick and hard outer skin, what commonly...

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Coffee beans (Coffea)

Coffee (Coffea), almost people entire the world love to drink coffee, from ordinary coffee drinker up to crazy coffee lover. However, did you know that coffee drink which is made from a seed of plant scientifically identified as Coffea species and have two major varieties named Arabica Coffee and Robusta Coffee originally come from Ethiopia about 1000 BC? Yes, this exotic drink has a long history before come up to our table in the morning as...

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Soursop (Annona muricata L.)

Soursop (Annona muricata L.) is a useful plant origin of the Caribbean, Central America and South America. But known that Graviola has also been long recognized in Africa, especially in Somalia, Mozambique and Uganda. Currently the plant has also been a part of the "traditional" plant in some Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. Utilization was already happening in a broad scope ranging from fruit to leaves,...

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