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Originally Posted by lorax
Ok, here goes! I'll try to list the natives first. These are generally representative of the bush tucker within an hour's drive of where I am.
Solanum quitoense (Naranjilla)
Solanum betaceae (Tamarillo or Tomate de Arbol)
Solanum iforgetwhichone (Pepinillo Dulce)
Physalis peruviana (Uvilla)
Pouteria sapota (Mamey sapote)
Fuschia boliviana
Passiflora mixto (Taxo)
Passiflora ?? (Sachataxo)
Passiflora edulis (Maracuya)
Passiflora ligularis (Granadilla)
Passiflora quadrangulis (Granadilla Gigante)
Ananas cosmosus (Pineapple)
Bactris gaseapes (Chontaduro)
Parajubea cocoides (Quito Palm)
Selenocerus megalanthus (Yellow Pitahaya)
Carica papaya (Papaya)
Vasconcella pentangula (Babaco)
Vasconcella spp (other Papaya relatives like the Mito)
Annona cherimola (Chirimoya)
Annona iforgetwhichone (Guayabana)
Uva de Monte (no idea what the species is)
Juglans neotropica (Andean black walnut)
And the non-natives
Musa x cavendish
Musa spp (Oritos, Rosados, Sedas, Gros Michel)
Monstera deliciosa
Colocasia esculenta (Taro)
Manihot esculenta (Yucca)
Atrocarpus altilis (Breadfruit)
Psidium guajava (Guava)
Eritrobotium japonica (Loquat)
Citrus spp (any number of oranges, lemons, etc.)
there are probably more I'm missing; in the bush I can generally just look at a plant and know whether it's food or not.
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You know how I feel about that list! I haven't had time to start my spanish lessons yet but my husband found some software we had bought for our daughter several years ago. My whole family knows that "Nana" wants to move to Ecuador. My grand daughter is concerned about those volcanos though.
Off the top of my head all I can think of around us is blackberries, pokeweed and wild gingsing. I don't touch the pokeweed and am still waiting for a neighbor to walk the woods with my husband to show him what the gingsing looks like. Blackberries are picked on a regular basis while they last though.