Flying Together 4-Jamaica
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FLYING TOGETHER: IV -<br />
JAMAICA: THE LAND WE LOVE<br />
THE NATIONAL BIRD,<br />
THE DOCTOR BIRD OR SWALLOW-TAIL HUMMING BIRD.<br />
"TROCHICULUS POLYTMUS"<br />
THE NATIONAL FRUIT<br />
ACKEE<br />
“Carry me ackee go a Linstead Market, not a quattie wud sell” is a line in the popular<br />
<strong>Jamaica</strong>n folk song ‘Linstead Market’. Ackee (Blighia Sapida) is the national fruit of <strong>Jamaica</strong><br />
as well as a component of the national dish – ackee and codfish.<br />
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The ackee an edible fruit which was brought to <strong>Jamaica</strong> from West Africa in the 18th century<br />
by Captain Bligh. Its botanical name is "Blighia sapido. The ackee tree grows up to 15.24m<br />
(50ft) under favourable conditions. It bears large red and yellow fruit 7.5 – 10 cm (3-4 in.)<br />
long. When ripe these fruits burst into sections revealing shiny black round seeds on top of a<br />
yellow aril which is partially edible.<br />
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