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Met this big fruit, looking like some hanging fruit of an egg plant.
What plant is it, and is it edible??

At the background there are leaves of Plumbago auriculata, so don't get confused.

Probably it's something found only as an ornamental cultivar.

Stephanotis, nothing to eat inside there , there are fluffy wind dispersed seeds inside.

Pity - as MWP said - it does look very edible

Thanks guys !

yes, stephanotis. although even i dont regard it as edible i found in a book a note that the abos in australia roast and eat the unripe fruit. but from that book it became obvious that they subside on such terrible plants that even i would starve in australia.

Stephanotis! We used to have a very large climber covering half of the garden's wall. It used to produce these large fruits hanging around! Then once upon a time came Sdravko's axe......

im innocent, im innocent. to my knowledge s is not invasive in Malta so i spared it.

hey, thought this was about WILD plants. didnt we have a forum about ornamentals?

I think we should have a cookery section...

Stephanotis floribunda Brongn. is the Madagascar Jasmine (Bridal Wreath, Bridal Bouquet (Maltese: Stefanotis)
Family: Asclepiadaceae, the Milkweed family, but recently Apocynaceae, subfam. Asclepiadoideae).

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The Madagascar Jasmine is an evergreen, medium sized, twining shrub, to 3-5 m tall. Thick, glossy and leathery dark green leaves are elliptic and 5-10 cm long.
Waxy white, 3 to 6 star-shaped flowers are developed in cymes. Flowers are 3-6 cm long and highly fragrant.

More information?
Stephanotis floribunda is native to Madagascar. Because the flower scent is strongly reminiscent of the Jasmines, plants became cultivated as ornamentals, growing as a controllable vine indoors in pots, or outside as a patio plant, requiring a trellis.
In some regions it is common to use the flowers in wedding corsages or bridal bouquets. Madagascar Jasmine is becoming popular in Malta, covering walls and fences of private gardens (e.g. High Ridge, Madliena). Plants perform well in full sun or partial shade, the soil should be moist during the growing season. Plants should be pruned regularly in early spring to encourage flowering.

WOW looks we have a preview of some new book !

Thank you very much, interesting facts!

Indeed a new book seems to be on the way

Small correction "becoming" popular - No, it has been popular for many many years now, I always remember this plant in many places.

In fact if anything possibly due to greater choice of plants today it is used less than it was before, it tends to grow extremely fast and can look ugly if not attended after some years, and many people just chop the old plants completely when it gets to this stage.

I know, I did this, due to restructuring of some building, but still from the remaining 30cm of stem, after quite a few months it rose from the dead.

RB

God should have implemented the regeneration gene to the homo sapiens. At least for hair

thanks RB for correction "becoming" popular...
It is not to late for corrections