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.
Looks like Huito (Jagua) fruit
Looks a bit like mangosteen. But mangosteen is black with white fruit.
Something in the same family?
Could it be this: Posoqueria Latifolia
Photos of the tree itself and its leaves:
Unripe passion fruit? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_fruit_(fruit)
Did you dare to eat it? If so what does it taste like?
It's a Pequi fruit, which is native to Brazil
Looks like cucurbitaceae but couldn’t say much beyond that. Brazil is not well known to me.
Was it growing on a vine?
What's it taste like?
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