Puerto Rico ’s climate is tropical , with average temperatures of 80 grade Fahrenheit . Sunshine is abundant – as is rainwater . The plenty get the most rain , about 200 inches yearly . The southerly part of the island receives about 36 in annually . A variety of micro - mood exist in Puerto Rico – it is sometimes thought of as a " continent " in one island . Rain forests , deserts , plenty and beach all pass off on Puerto Rico . The environs sacrifice fruit trees many opportunities to flourish . It ’s not uncommon for tree to provide more than one crop every twelvemonth .
West Indian Sour Cherry
For such a petty yield , the West Indian sour cherry ( also known as Barbados cerise ) wad a healthy punch . ring acerola in Puerto Rico , a undivided cherry provides a full day ’s necessity of vitamin C. The Tree grow cerise crops three time per year .
Citrus
Citrus trees thrive on Puerto Rico . Orange Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , for instance , grow all over the island . aborigine like a variety they call " china nativa " best . It ’s small and sweet-scented ; and used in desserts like bizcocho de chinas .
The grapefruits grown on the island differ from those available in U.S. mainland markets . Available almost all yr , the yield are turgid , blue and a lot sweet .
Bananas and Plantains
banana tree trees are ubiquitous in Puerto Rio with almost every potpourri of banana grown . ( More than 100 varieties live . ) The Tree are both naturalise and retrieve in the wild .
In Puerto Rico , plantains are predict plátanos . These are banana - same fruits that must be cooked before eat . Unripe , they ’re reduce into ovals and fry to make tostones , a popular side dish that works as a vegetable . When plantains become black , they ’re very sweet and good , ready to be fried , caramelized or broil for desserts .
Passion Fruit
The love fruit tree is perhaps miscall , since its fruits are say to facilitate lower line of descent pressure level due to the alkaloids contained in the yield . The gelatinlike interior is the comestible part .
Mango
Seventeen or so variety of mango trees are grown in Puerto Rico . Residents often own their own tree diagram . mango are an important exportation – with over 15,000 scads shipped to Europe and to the U.S. mainland every year , harmonise to the Puerto Rico Tourism Company .
Avocado
aboriginal to the Caribbean and other portion of Latin America , the aguacate Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree typical of Puerto Rico produces unruffled - skinned fruit . It is often used for salads .
Coconut Palm
Coconut is called coco in Puerto Rico – not to be put off with the cocoa tree that gives us cum that end up as drinking chocolate . Though the tree is n’t aboriginal to the island , genus Cocos have become an of import ingredient in Puerto Rican cookery , especially in drinks and deserts .
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