#langsat

Most of the seeds my sister brought me from the Philippines that ended up germinating were Star Apples (Chrysophyllum cainito) and Soursops (Annona muricata), but one day I noticed a shoot coming out of the soil that was using hypogeal germination instead of epigeal germination, which is to say, the seed and cotyledons stayed below ground like peas and beans instead of being visible above ground like tomatoes and cactuses, and the first visible leaves are the true leaves.

I took a peak at the seed below ground and I believe that this is a lanzones! (Lansium parasiticum) I hadn’t even heard of the fruit before she had collected the seeds and apparently it’s in the mahogany family and in the same order as soapberries, so this is going to make a very unusual houseplant!

Jungle Encounter

🌙 MOONCUT LANGSAT

A Thai-inspired brandy liqueur with soft tropical fruit, coconut sugar warmth, lime brightness and a whisper of vanilla. Clean, smooth, quietly glowing.

That guy can almost sing and dance almost like me. Ask my wife, Jeannie. One would think we should be worried about this, right? Wrong. At least it sure seems the people aren't worried. As I seemed to be thinking deeper suddenly langsat crossed my mind.

1.19pm in the autumn afternoon. As I turn my head to my left and look outside past the semi-opaque curtains, through the glass sliding door, then, past the grill-gate, the autumn weather has thrown a gloomy shadow over the area. I thought I’d go out for my 10 kilometer walk. The “gloomy shadow over the area” is a bit of a frown, bringing the rain with it. If I go for my walk now, people will…

Tropical Friday.. Langsat …The Bon Bon Fruit…

Don’t let this rather ugly fruit which looks like a small potato fool you…once you peel the thin skin transparent arils appear which look just like garlic segments…some of these little cloves do contain seeds that are said by some not to be harmful if eaten they just have a slightly bitter taste. In traditional medicine, the seeds of the Lansat are used to prepare antihelmintic medication.…