Tamarind

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• Some species have travelled vast distances over millennia, moving by different and varied modes.
• Some found new habitats when the continent they were riding on slowly crashed into another.
• Others went on perilous ocean going journeys – think of coconuts washing up on new island shores.

Native nuts – how macadamia trees began

• Here, many Australians tasted macadamia nuts for the first time and probably assumed they were a local delicacy.
• Hawaii’s macadamia industry began when a few nuts were sent from Australia in the 1880s.
• Of course, this was not news to Australia’s First Nations people, many of whom had enjoyed macadamia nuts for millennia.

Oranges, lemons – and native citrus?

• Many of us are fond of tart and tasty citrus – oranges from southern China, lemons probably from northern India.
• All the world’s citrus trees stem from an ancestor species which grew in the foothills of the Himalayas, according to DNA evidence.
• But there are others, like the Australian lime, Citrus australis and the desert lime C. glauca.

Native raspberries

• In recent years, the native raspberry, Rubus probus, has achieved celebrity status as a prickly, quick growing bramble with a good fruit.
• This will make a big difference to the cultivation of our native raspberry.
• So how did Australia come to have raspberries?

Native geraniums? It’s true

• Family folklore had it they were cuttings from a prize winner at a major horticultural exhibition – and I believe it.
• While we associate garden geraniums with Europe, they’re actually African and only arrived in Europe in the 17th century.
• Most of the Australian native plants commonly called geraniums are in fact pelargoniums.

Native orchids: from flying ducks to the Queen of Sheba

• In the 19th century, so many Europeans went mad for their flowers that the name “orchidelirium” was coined.
• We have some of the most iconic orchids as natives, such as the remarkable flying duck orchid and the stunning Queen of Sheba.
• But curiously, we also have tropical species which must have island hopped from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia more recently.
• We have native tamarinds, native rivermint, and a native rhododendron.

• "In Tamarindo, Four Seasons guests will feel connected to the jungle, the ocean, and to one another.
• The Resort immerses guests in the wonders of the natural world," says Christian Clerc , President, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
• "Our vision was to build a modern Mexican resort and make it a testimonial of our country's rich heritage,"says Pedro Verea Hernandez, CEO of Paralelo 19, the owners of Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo, Mxico.
• At Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo, there's so much to do or not do, if that is one's preference.

• The country's total fruit exports increased 48% in value in 2021 to some 6.2 billion U.S. dollars, making Thailand the world's 7th largest fruit exporter, according to Global Trade Atlas data.
• Global consumption of fruits and fruit juices has risen in recent years due to push for a healthier diet, a trend that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• "Our policy has been to inform Japanese consumers about the variety of fruits Thailand offers," said Pimjai Matsumoto, Managing Director ofP.K.
• Thailand was the eighth largest global exporter of fruit juice in 2021, with exports worth 630 million dollars, up 13% from the previous year.