AKEE

African tree

• Jamaican fruit

• Soapberry family tree

• Soapberry tree

• Tropical fruit

• Tropical tree

• Tropical tree of the soapberry family

• West African tree

• Widely planted African tree

• Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits

• Flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe

• Introduced in Jamaica by Captain Bligh of HMS Bounty

• Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds