Vegetables only found in Mauritius

FWIW:

Lalo : Okra in Louisiana (. used in gumbo) and further east to the Carolinas in the US
Calebasse: Wax gourd in Southern US and parts  of Africa also

The only one I have not seen else where : Brède Mouroum
( may be other posters can validate that)

BTW:
Pipengaille is known as Chinese Okra (Luffa acutangula) or Loofah Squash

I saw patty pans and jackfruit for the first time in Mauritius in 1986 when on holiday from South Africa (now, 35 years later, they are also for sale in South Africa) that is not to say they were Endemic to Mauritius or only available there.

Hi Anne -Lise,
None the fruits and vegetables we have in Mauritius are actually unique to Mauritius as they have all been imported by the human colonizers and through immigration. However many of them have developed some unique characteristics as they have adapted in the course of time to their new Mauritian environment and developed into local varieties or landraces(as they are called) or have grown wild and evolved into new species.  We have Banane Zengli which is said to unique to Mauritius. There are wild relatives of eggplant in Mauritius too just to cite these two examples. There are many varieties of mangoes that are said to be local varieties. However no real studies have been made to say for sure if they are indeed unique or not. 

Hope this helps.
Ehsan
An agro-biodiversity specialist

All the plants mentioned by contributors ( Brede mouroum, jack fruits etc.) are all imported and found in many other parts of the tropics.  They are not endemic to Mauritius.
Mauritius was inhabited before and only recently colonized and human has not had the time to domesticate our plants.
Ah! perhaps except the hurricane palm (and other native palms for than matter ) which have been exploited for many uses including the palm heart for food. I forgot about that!!
Cheers
Ehsan

Hello there, there's a few that I came across. However they might rarely be available unless big fruit and veg markets like q.bornes. they are, starting with local fruits-custard apple, jambalaya,  jamblon (grapelike but different taste),starfruit, banana zinglee..etc..vegetables breadfruit,jackfruit...and great variety of greens, taro leaves etc.

Br, jess