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rosscollestate starts with ...
The inside of the seed is white and hard.
There are 5 segments to the exterior pod & inside are about 36-40 seeds with a thin layer of soft white non irritating silky padding around. The sap is not milky.
The flower has a sweet fragrance.
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Time: 21st May 2015 9:54am
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Yoda on DMT says...
It's a malabar chestnut. The nuts are edible and are quite good if fried in garlic and peanut oil.
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Nuts/malabar.htm
Time: 21st May 2015 10:08am
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Fay says...
That looks like a Malabar Chestnut, Pachira insignis.
Time: 22nd May 2015 5:49am
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