Fruit Info: Today’s fruit is Ficus deltoidea and it is another type of fig but decidedly more festive in nature, and more seasonally appropriate too. It is a native of Malaysia and Indonesia
Fruit Info: Today’s fruit is another fig found in India, Sri Lanka and China. The tree that grows this fruit is often grown in coffee plantations for shade. Other than that there is not much to say about this fruit.
Fruit Info: Native to the South Pacific region, you have Ficus aspera as your fruit of the day today. This is another cauliflorous fruit, meaning that it grows from the trunk or main woody stem of the plant directly.
Fruit Info: River Sandpaper Fig…? That’s one heck of a name for a fruit right there. Ficus capreifolia is the name of the plant that grows this eastern Afrotropics native.
Fruit Info: Look I’m just as confused as you are about why these figs are named after varying sized bodies of flowing water and sandpaper simultaneously, but they are so we’re going with it. This particular native of Australia is known scientifically as Ficus coronata. This fruit was consumed by the aboriginal people of Australia.
Fruit Info: Today’s fruit of the day is the white sandpaper fig. It is also known as the shiny sandpaper fig or Ficus fraseri. It is a native of many different locations throughout Australia.
Fruit Info: For our fruit of the day today we have the roxburgh. At the end of the day, this is probably still easier than doing it with having had explanations
Fruit Info: Found in the northern territories of Australia, todays fruit is known by the names of sweet sandpaper fig, sweet fig, Ficus opposita, and a couple other names. This fruit is edible and supposedly tastes better than most kinds of figs normally do.
Fruit Info: “Cyan Melon (also known as the Ring Melon) is a rare variety of melon that is characterized by its distinctive cyan color and ring-shaped appearance. It is believed to have originated in the tropical regions of South America and is now grown in select locations around the world.
The cyan melon has a thin, smooth skin that ranges in color from pale blue to deep indigo. Its flesh is firm and juicy, and has a mild, sweet flavor. The melon is typically harvested when it reaches a diameter of 10-12 inches and weighs 1-2 pounds.”
Fruit Info: For this fruit of the day there is Ficus tinctoria, the dye fig. The rust colored brown fruit is useful in the creation of a type of traditional red dye. This fruit is also a helpful food source in Micronesia and Polynesia.
Fruit Info: Today we have yet another fig for our fruit of the day. This particular kind of fig is the world’s biggest variety at roughly six inches in diameter. This fruit, despite its size, is rarely grown or consumed except as an emergency food.
Fruit Info: Taiwan, Indo-China, Malesia and New Guinea is the native range of this fruit of the day. This fruit is another type of fig that really has nothing remarkable going for it.
Fruit Info: Today for the fruit of the day is the Opposite Leaf Fig, Ficus hispida. This fruit is found throughout Asia, and even in parts of Australia. It is unusual among figs due to having a small stem that it hangs from rather than growing directly from the woody part of the tree.