Crops

A banana relative native to the Philippines, grown for the strong leaf-sheath fiber used in marine rope, specialty paper including tea bags, and cordage.

A tropical tree bearing yellow, translucent-skinned fruit with sweet, gelatinous pulp.

An oilseed crop grown for its erucic acid-rich seed oil, used in industrial lubricants and plastics.

An Amazonian palm producing small dark purple berries valued for their pulp, widely used in juices and health foods.

A small tropical shrub producing a cherry-like fruit exceptionally rich in vitamin C, eaten fresh or processed.

Grown for its large starchy rhizome, used for food and starch extraction in the Andes and Southeast Asia.

An Andean climbing vine grown for its hollow, spiny fruit, eaten cooked or stuffed.

A tropical tree bearing a fruit whose ripened, opened aril is cooked as a food; unripe or unopened fruit is toxic.

An annual pulse grown primarily in East Asia for its small red seeds, commonly used in sweet pastes and desserts.

A West and Central African forest tree whose large fruit contains edible

A West African savanna tree bearing small edible fruit often dried like raisins.