I recently received seeds of a strange funky fruit from a friend in the Amazon. We have no idea what it is, and Jim West can't tell from the photos that my friend sent to him either. There was a delay in getting the seeds here, but I stuck them in some soil two days ago, and they are already starting to sprout, so they seem like survivors!

It's a medium-small tree that fruits in February/March at ~800m elevation in SE Ecuador. If anyone knows what it is, please don't hesitate to comment.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Looks a bit like mangosteen. But mangosteen is black with white fruit.

Something in the same family?

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago

    Possible, but Garcinia fruits usually have distinct segments, which this doesn't. I'm not familiar with other Clusiaceae, but I doubt that they would have the funk. Someone in the other thread suggested that it could be a Leonia species, which seems likely. I'm not so sure which one though.

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