Pandanus fruit by danapommet
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We are back home, a quick post and I will be catching up on my comments tonight. Naples, Florida is only 163 miles (262.3 km) from our home but the plant life is a world apart.
This is a Pandanus fruit growing on what they call a Pandanus Palm but Wikipedia says they are not closely related to palm trees and there are about 600 known species plus this is an Old World plant. This fruit is about 8 inches (20cm) in diameter and have many prism-like sections, resembling the fruit of the pineapple. They grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) tall, typically with a broad canopy and moderate growth rate. The fruit of only a few species are edible for humans. Mosty eaten by animals including bats, rats, crabs, elephants and monitor lizards. I do realize that there are no elephants and monitor lizards in south west Florida. Info from Wikipedia. Zoom works.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (38)
Faemike55
very cool capture looks like it might be the perfect fruit basket for politicians
0rest4wicked
Very intriguing fruit and image! A close up of this would look like some fractal or make a great abstract! :~)
kbrog
Never heard or seen of such a fruit before, but it looks really cool kind of like a fractal. :) Excellent capture! :)
mgtcs
Very different fruit Dana, marvelous character, loved it!
bobrgallegos
Very cool shot of this very unusual fruit Dana!!!!
jocko500
happy to know there no elephants and monitor lizards there. but you still have to watch for gators. The sleep the winter here but Florida i do not know
Richardphotos
very interesting information and capture.welcome back
eekdog
cool shot Dana, looks like alien fruit..
West_coaster07
Great capture of this fruit! I agree with the others who believe it looks like a fractal!!
Texas3D
Such a beautiful fruit my not very appetizing, good capture :)
ia-du-lin
beautiful photo of this fruit, looks great
Katraz
A very unusual fruit with great markings, it's very big too, nice shot.
jayfar
A lovely and very interesting capture Dana, it has a great shape.
fallen21
Awesome shot.
whaleman
Well, that is an interesting shot! Also, happy birthday Dana!
durleybeachbum
Extraordinary! I really should like to FEEL this!
rainbows
I have never seen the likes of this, dear Dana. A wonderful capture. Glad you are home safe and sound. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
jendellas
Very unusual, would have been nice to see an elephant pic :o) :o) xx
Feliciti
never seen this before so close !! great capture too !!
angora
gorgeous fruit, great shot!
Hubert
The thumbnail made me assume a colony of nesting bananas... ;) Great shot!
dakotabluemoon
I think i will let the animals eat that one does not look like anything that i would want to try but then i am very picky about food but great capture.
flavia49
wonderful image
mariogiannecchini
Interesting capture , Dana !I have never seen the likes of this!
KnightWolverine
Just trying to do a little catching up on commenting...3 days away and 40 pages behind...You folks are uploading maniac's...lol....But my dedication has no boundaries...(Smiles).... Cool Capture Dana!
TallPockets
Dana: HELLO! ... For SOME reason (SMILES) this kinda' reminds OLD geezer TallPockets of the classic t.v. show, "GILLIGAN'S ISLAND" .... (GRINS) ''MARIANNE'' in a HEARTBEAT, btw! (WINK)
m_j_s
What an totally mad looking fruit! Had never heard of them let alone seen one. Wonderful image and the zoom is excellent!! Hope you had a nice trip Dana!
emmecielle
I've never seen a fruit like this! Excellent capture! :)
sandra46
GRAT CAPTURE
bimm3d
wonderful and interesting!!