Hello Arif.
Honestly due to the length of time required, & the randomness of inflorescence, & ability to pollinate due to being too far from the jungle for their pollinators, I really was not interested in eating the fruits. I am more interested in developing a good stock on my property to provide plants & seed for sale in the near future as well as describing new plants for science, & producing new hybrids after I have a sufficient stock of plants to insure a good gene pool is available for the entirety of my endeavors.
At the moment I am collecting pollen as these inflorescence mature, & attempting to pollinate the newer inflorescence with these in the next few days. The inflorescence seem to be the normal male up top, sterile middle, & female bottom of the inflorescence.
Once I get sufficient stock on my property to start a breeding & hybridizing program, I plan to import the pollinators as I find them while looking for new plants. I assume this will be a good food source for my fish, & great for my plants.
In case you are wondering, Arif, this is all a long term plan which will start to be realized in a few years. I anticipate a long life working with plants though, & I have thoughts of making my "stock plants" into a small tropical reserve that I may provide for public access at a small fee of course.
Also, it is not very expensive to visit here, or to take a taxi through the jungle if you wish. My round-trip airfare was under $1,000 , but I knew which airline to fly. In a couple of years my wife & I may have lodging available to visitors as well.
Sincerely,
Noel
