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Blighia sapida

Authority	K. König
Family	Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Sapindales:Sapindaceae
Synonyms	Cupania sapida Voigt., Cuprona edulis
Common names	ackee, akee, akee apple, akí, akie, akye, akyen, arbol de seso, arbor del huevo, arbre a fricasser, arbre fricassé, bien me sabe, castanha, castanheiro de Africa, finza, finzan, fruto de huevo, huevo vegetal, ishin, kaka, merey del diablo, palo de seso, pan y quesito, pera roja, ris de veau, seso vegetal, vegetable brain, yeux de crabe
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Ecocrop code	2214

Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION An evergreen tree growing 7-25 m tall. The leaves are pinnate with 3-5 pairs of obovate-oblong leaflets, 4-18 cm x 2-9 cm. The flowers are greenish-white, fragrant and about 5 mm long, while the capsule is yellow and red when ripe and about 6x3 cm. USES The pulp is edible only when ripe but not overripe or damage, if eaten at the wrong time, poisonning may occur due to the presence of hypoglycin A & B (reduces blood sugar). Carefully selected fruit arils are eaten fresh or cooked. KILLING T Young trees will not tolerate frost, and mature trees may not survive -3.3°C. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Begin to fruit after 4-6 years. COMMON NAMES Akee, Seso vegetal. FURTHER INF Akee is native of the forests of West Africa. It is well adapted to humid conditions.
Sources
SOURCES (Blighia sapida Koenig) Chew W 1979 pp 116 Rice R 1990 pp 109-110 [USE, LIMIT] Roecklein J 1987 pp 195 [USE] Sims D (pers. comm.) Samson J 1986 pp 312 Rehm S 1991 pp 230 [LIMIT] Purseglove J 1974 pp 642 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 8 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Popenoe W 1974 pp 330 Williams C 1979a pp 116 [RAIN, TEXT, FER]