fruit – Flora and Fauna of Tropical Asia

13 October 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

One of the more unusual fruits one often comes across while travelling through tropical Asia is the dragon fruit (Hylocereus ...

19 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

In “Exploring for plants”, a 1930 book written by American botanist David G. Fairchild, the author calls the mangosteen (Garcinia ...

17 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

Another interesting fruit found in many parts of south-east Asia is cempedak (Artocarpus integer). The first time I noticed it ...

7 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

Continuing on the journey of discovery of exotic fruits here in Cambodia, today I’d like to present salak (Salacca zalacca). ...

4 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

The tropical world is home to an incredible variety of unusual and tasty fruits, many of which are completely unknown ...

20 June 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

Once upon a time breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) was the staple diet of many island nations in Polynesia and other parts ...

18 June 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

If you had to pick a tree that best represented the tropics, which one would it be? While there are ...