No | Vernacular names | Country/Island | Descriptions based on respondents | Descriptions based on literature search | References |
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1 | Banbran | Jamaica | ND | Fruits are round and small | |
2 | Banjam | Jamaica | Fruits are large with white to pale yellow flesh and very rough skin, bear throughout the year and easy to cook | ND | [16] |
3 | Black Breadfruit | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Fruits are large, round with smooth skin | Fruit are oval with relatively rough and light green skin | [13] |
4 | Bois Pain | St. Lucia | ND | Medium-sized fruit with yellow flesh | (12) |
5 | Brambram* | Jamaica | Large fruits with smooth textured pulp, very rough skin and easy to roast | ND | ND |
6 | Butter Breadfruit | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Small to large round fruit. Pulp color is very yellow and excellent texture | Fruits are subglobose, have relatively rough green skin | [13] |
7 | Butterheart | St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago | Small to large round fruit. Pulp color is very yellow and excellent texture | Fruits are subglobose, have relatively rough green skin | [13] |
8 | Captain Bligh | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Medium-sized fruit with yellow pulp and excellent for cooking. Leaves have very deep sinuses | Subglosoe fruit with fairly rough and light green skin. Leaves have thin lobes | |
9 | Cassava | Jamaica | Medium sized oval fruit with a yellow pulp. Easy to cook. Leaves have very deep sinuses | Small to medium size fruit with pale yellow pulp with good flavor and long shelf life. Leaves have deep sinuses, and sometimes there is sub-lobing | |
10 | Cocobread | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Very large fruit with smooth skin, easy to cook and has an excellent mouth-feel | Large oval fruit, with very smooth skin and yellow flesh. Wrinkled leaves | |
11 | Common | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Smooth skin, yellow flesh, easy to cook. Very popular | Smooth to rough skin, yellow fleshed fruit | |
12 | Chouf chouf* | Tobago | Round, medium-sized fruit with very rough skin and creamish to white pulp that is easy to cook | ND | ND |
13 | Couscous* | Jamaica | Medium to large round or oval fruit with very rough skin. Creamish to a pale-yellow pulp. Easy to cook. Leaves are wrinkled | ND | ND |
14 | Creole | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Smooth skin, yellow flesh, easy to cook. Very popular | Round smooth, light green skin | |
15 | Dessert | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Large fruit with thick yellow pulp and very easy to cook | Oval fruit with fairly smooth yellow green skin | [13] |
16 | England | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Medium-sized fruit with yellow pulp and excellent for cooking. Leaves have very deep sinuses | Subglosoe fruit with fairly rough and light green skin. Leaves have thin lobes | |
17 | Finey* | Jamaica | Small to medium fruit, round or oval fruit with yellow to bright yellow pulp. Easy to roast and of very good eating-quality | ND | ND |
18 | Floater | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Large fruit with smooth skin and yellow pulp | Large round fruit with smooth skin and yellowish cream pulp | [13] |
19 | Green Skin | Grenada | ND | Medium-sized fruit, yellow flesh | [12] |
20 | Hard Nature* | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Medium sized rough-skinned fruit with white to a creamish pulp. Hard to cook | ND | ND |
21 | Hogpen | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Large round fruit, smooth skin, thick yellow pulp. Easy to cook | Medium sized round fruit with smooth, light green skin, yellowish cream pulp | [13] |
22 | Hope Marble | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Small round fruit with smooth skin, and yellow to very yellow pulp. Very easy to cook | Small, subglobose fruit with smooth green skin and light-yellow pulp | |
23 | Kashee Bread | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Medium to large oval fruit, with very, very rough skin and yellow flesh. Leaves are lopsided and drooping | Medium sized, spiny fruit; yellow flesh. Wrinkled or puckered and drooping leaf | |
24 | Kele kele | French colonies in the Caribbean | ND | Seedless | [3] |
25 | Koshi | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | ND | Large, round, and rough skinned. Yellow flesh with excellent eating-quality | [3] |
26 | Lawyer Caine | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Medium sized, oval fruit with slightly yellow pulp. Fairly easy to cook | Medium sized, round fruit with smooth, light yellow green skin and yellowish cream pulp | [13] |
27 | Liberal | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Round fruit with creamish pulp. Easy to cook. Bears off-season | Oval fruit with fairly rough, light green skin and pale cream pulp | [13] |
28 | Lulu | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Very large fruit, with rough skin. Easy to cook and roast | Large, oval with rough to spiny green skin and whit to cream pulp | [13] |
29 | Macca | Jamaica | Large fruits with smooth, soft textured, pale yellow-to-yellow pulp, very rough skin and easy to roast. Has good eating-quality | Fruits are medium to large, round or oval and skin has very pronounced raised polygons resulting in a rough surface. Pulp color if pale yellow to bright yellow with good eating-quality | |
30 | Man Bread | Jamaica | Large oval fruit with smooth to slightly rough skin, yellow to very yellow pulp and easy to cook | ND | ND |
31 | Mary Grace* | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Round or oval fruit, with smooth skin, creamish pulp with firm texture and good for roasting | ND | ND |
32 | Massa | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Large, round, smooth skin and white pulp | Medium-sized fruit white flesh; smooth to slightly rough | |
33 | Monkey Breadfruit* | Jamaica | Round, medium-sized fruit with very rough skin and creamish to yellow pulp that is easy to cook | ND | ND |
34 | Old wind | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | ND | Medium sized round fruit with smooth, light yellow-green skin and yellowish cream pulp | [13] |
35 | Ordinary | St. Lucia | ND | Medium-sized fruit, yellow flesh | [12] |
36 | Pika | Grenada | ND | Medium sized, spiny fruit with yellow flesh. Wrinkled or puckered and drooping leaf | |
37 | Prickly Walled | Jamaica | ND | Fruit skin has elongated soft spines, and the cultivar is not very common | [14] |
38 | Ready Roast | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Medium to large fruit with thick yellow pulp and very easy to cook | Oval fruit with fairly smooth yellow-green skin | [13] |
39 | Red Bread* | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Large, oblong fruit with slightly rough skin and thick very yellow pulp | ND | ND |
40 | Sally Young | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Very large, round fruit with smooth to rough skin and creamish pulp. Easy to cook | Fruit are oval with slightly rough, light green skin and pale color pulp | [13] |
41 | Soursop | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Medium-sized fruit with very rough skin. White pulp and difficult to cook. Leaves are narrow and dull | Fruits are oval, with slightly rough, light green skin and pale cream pulp | [13] |
42 | Smooth Skin* | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Medium to large fruit with thick yellow pulp and very easy to cook | ND | ND |
43 | St. Kitts | Jamaica | Round, small to medium fruit with light yellow to yellow pulp, easy to cook. Leaves range from having one or two short lobes on the upper one-third to having no lobes | Fruits are oval or round and small to medium with pale yellow pulp. Leaves are entire with dentate margin | |
44 | Timor | Jamaica | Round, small to medium fruit with light yellow to yellow pulp, easy to cook. Leaves range from having one or two short lobes on the upper one-third to having no lobes | Fruits are oval or round and small to medium with pale yellow pulp. Leaves are entire with dentate margin | [31] |
Fruits are small and very inferior. Leaves have very deep sinuses almost reaching the midrib | |||||
45 | White | St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and St. Lucia | Large, round, smooth skin, and white pulp | Medium-sized fruit white flesh; smooth to slightly rough | |
46 | White Heart | Jamaica | Large, round, smooth skin, and white pulp | Small to very large fruit with white pulp, difficult to cook and poor flavor | |
47 | Yam Paine Blanc | Dominica | ND | Light green skin and cream flesh | [12] |
48 | Yam Paine Common | Dominica | ND | Medium-sized fruit, yellow flesh | [12] |
49 | Yam Paine Juane | Dominica | ND | Medium-sized fruit, yellow flesh | [12] |
50 | Yellow | Trinidad and Tobago and St. Kitts and Nevis | Medium to large fruit, round or oblong fruit with pale to bright yellow pulp. Easy to roast and have good eating-quality | Medium to large fruit, round or oblong fruit with pale to bright yellow pulp. Easy to roast and have good eating-quality | [31] |
51 | Yellow Heart | Jamaica | Medium to large fruit, round or oblong fruit with pale to bright yellow pulp. Easy to roast and have good eating-quality | Medium to large fruit, round or oblong fruit with pale to bright yellow pulp. Easy to roast and have good eating-quality |