cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/24489864

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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Photos of the tree itself and its leaves:

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's a Pequi fruit, which is native to Brazil

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Do you mean Caryocar brasiliense? It's definitely not that.

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Looks like cucurbitaceae but couldn’t say much beyond that. Brazil is not well known to me.

    Was it growing on a vine?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Medium-small tree. I thought that I had photos of the leaves as well, but I can't find them now.

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Looks like Huito (Jagua) fruit

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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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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    Photos of the tree itself and its leaves:

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Did you dare to eat it? If so what does it taste like?

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