Tree Identification
- Subject: Tree Identification
- From: Tony and Moira Ryan t*@xtra.co.nz
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 08:55:19 +1300
Hi Folks
A call to identify a tree from the Hobby Greenhouse list has me stumped.
This is the description:-
"I came home from Costa Rica with a seed from a tree which has a very
interesting leaf structure. The seeds are lima bean sized and grow in
large brown pods about 8 inches long. The pods are sold at roadside
stands
as a delicacy. The seed coating is delicious. The leaf starts out
looking normal enough, but keeps growing at the tip into a "Y" shape.
I
have posted a picture of it on my web
site: http://home.usadatanet.net/~sculp/Greenhouse/Unknown.JPG.";
The description certainly sounds like some sort of legume, but the
foliage does not look leguminous to me.
Ideas anybody?
Moira
--
Tony & Moira Ryan,
Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ. Pictures of our garden at:-
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherie1/Garden/TonyandMoira/index.htm
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