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Fruits, vegetables & crops of Suriname

Mango, knippa, sopropo, cassave, tayer: the plants on Surinamese plates and in market stalls.

101 species · 100 profiles

Maripa palmMaripa palmAttalea maripamaripaAçaí PalmAçaí PalmEuterpe oleraceapodosiriMoriche palmMoriche palmMauritia flexuosamorisiPineapplePineappleAnanas comosusnanasiBitter MelonBitter MelonMomordica charantiasopropoIndian mangoIndian mangoMangifera indicamanyaPapayaPapayaCarica papayapapayaCoconut palmCoconut palmCocos nuciferakrontoCashewCashewAnacardium occidentalekasyuWater Morning GloryWater Morning GloryIpomoea aquaticadagublatTucum palmTucum palmAstrocaryum vulgareawaraCacao treeCacao treeTheobroma cacaokakawYellow mombinYellow mombinSpondias mombinmopeTaroTaroColocasia esculentaSoursopSoursopAnnona muricatasunsakaIce-cream-beanIce-cream-beanInga edulisNoniNoniMorinda citrifoliadidibri-apraArrowleaf Elephant's EarArrowleaf Elephant's EarXanthosoma sagittifoliumBreadfruitBreadfruitArtocarpus altilisGenipap TreeGenipa americanaCassavaCassavaManihot esculentakasabaOkraOkraAbelmoschus esculentusokroStarfruitStarfruitAverrhoa carambolafransman-birambiBacaba palmBacaba palmOenocarpus bacabakumbuLipsticktreeLipsticktreeBixa orellanakusuweJava plumJava plumSyzygium cuminidyamuBilimbiBilimbiAverrhoa bilimbibirambiSurinam cherrySurinam cherryEugenia unifloramonkimonki-kersiMexican CulantroMexican CulantroEryngium foetidumSweet potatoSweet potatoIpomoea batataspatataCommon guavaCommon guavaPsidium guajavaguyabaCalabash TreeCalabash TreeCrescentia cujetekrabasiMalay AppleMalay AppleSyzygium malaccensepomerakHorseradishtreeHorseradishtreeMoringa oleiferaAubergineAubergineSolanum melongenaCommon passionfruitCommon passionfruitPassiflora edulisCush-cush yamCush-cush yamDioscorea trifidaGolden bellappleGolden bellapplePassiflora laurifoliaBrazil NutBrazil NutBertholletia excelsaparanotoRose-appleRose-appleSyzygium jambosPomeloPomeloCitrus maximaponponSapodillaSapodillaManilkara zapotaPlantainPlantainMusa paradisiacaSugarcaneSugarcaneSaccharum officinarumkenLemon GrassLemon GrassCymbopogon citratusstrungrasiAcerolaAcerolaMalpighia emarginataCastor beanCastor beanRicinus communiskrapataPeach-palmPeach-palmBactris gasipaesSponge GourdSponge GourdLuffa aegyptiacaEdible bananaEdible bananaMusa acuminataNight-blooming CereusNight-blooming CereusSelenicereus undatusAsian RiceAsian RiceOryza sativaaleisiBacuryBacuryPlatonia insignispakuliBlackeyed peaBlackeyed peaVigna unguiculataAji pepperAji pepperCapsicum chinenseSea Island CottonSea Island CottonGossypium barbadensekatunbonMaizeMaizeZea mayskaruStar AppleStar AppleChrysophyllum cainitosterapraTabasco pepperTabasco pepperCapsicum frutescensTamarindTamarindTamarindus indicatamarinPigeon PeaPigeon PeaCajanus cajanwanduSesameSesameSesamum indicumabongraWild sweet basilWild sweet basilOcimum campechianumPeanutPeanutArachis hypogaeapindaOrangeOrangeCitrus aurantiumkorsow-alanyaAbiuAbiuPouteria caimitoKey LimeKey LimeCitrus aurantiifolialemkiLiberian coffeeLiberian coffeeCoffea libericaAfrican oil palmAfrican oil palmElaeis guineensisSpleen AmaranthSpleen AmaranthAmaranthus dubiusklarunCucumberCucumberCucumis sativuskonkomroCultivated tobaccoCultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacumtabakaAvocadoAvocadoPersea americanaSweetsopSweetsopAnnona squamosakaner'apraChili pepperChili pepperCapsicum annuumButternut PumpkinButternut PumpkinCucurbita moschatapampunPurple yamPurple yamDioscorea alatanyamsiCalabashCalabashLagenaria sicerariaWatermelonWatermelonCitrullus lanatusGiant granadillaGiant granadillaPassiflora quadrangularisTomatoTomatoSolanum lycopersicumtomatiField mustardField mustardBrassica rapaWild SweetsopWild SweetsopAnnona reticulataCoffeeCoffeeCoffea arabicaTurmericTurmericCurcuma longaGenipGenipMelicoccus bijugatusknepaSweet basilSweet basilOcimum basilicumPomegranatePomegranatePunica granatumgranakiGingerGingerZingiber officinaledyindyaJoseph's CoatJoseph's CoatAmaranthus tricolorBrown MustardBrown MustardBrassica junceaMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeCitrus reticulataNutmegNutmegMyristica fragransnotmuskatiJicamaJicamaPachyrhizus erosusCloveCloveSyzygium aromaticumnagriCommon OnionCommon OnionAllium cepaayunJackfruitJackfruitArtocarpus heterophyllusCochineal Nopal CactusCochineal Nopal CactusOpuntia cochenilliferaAfrican eggplantAfrican eggplantSolanum macrocarponantruwaFlat-leaved VanillaFlat-leaved VanillaVanilla planifoliabaniri

Also on the checklist

Recorded in Suriname, but there is not enough reliable information yet for a full profile.

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