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4. Surinam Cherry 

 Eugenia uniflora 

 The Surinam cherry is eaten raw. It is sweet and spicy and 

 is considered by many to be one of the best of all tropical fruits. 

 The bush or small tree is not common in the Caribbean region, 

 except in cultivation along the Atlantic Coast of Central 

 America and in some islands of the West Indies. The fruit is 

 tomato-red in color and contains a single, ridged seed. It is also 

 called cereza de cayena in Cuba and Puerto Rico. 



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