The Tropical Fruit Forum

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Passiflora added

Fusaea longifolia  is this plant Monoecious?

Yes, monoecious

Cyphomandra endopogon and Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum ssp. sanguinolentum added

Today i was lucky to find another Bakuri tree




I've spent almost 2 hours under the tree to eat all the fruits i was able to find on the ground.
I couldn't get enough, this fruit is stunning !

Also i met another Sapotaceae member : Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum ssp sanguinolentum



The skin is thick and hard, but the flesh surrounding the seeds is delightful.
Tree is large, at least 20 meters tall.
Monkeys eat this fruit like mad and it is hard to find unopenned fruits.
I've collected some seeds for trade or sale.

Last find is Cyphomandra endopogon subsp. guianensis :




A tree tomato relative.
Fruits are very acidic but taste is very nice, i will try juice !

It could be a Poueria kappsii.

Just found this another baby, Abiu like with very fibrous pericarp.
Taste not too bad but almost nothing to eat.
Only one fruit on the tree, i will have to wait next year for more !

Yes, belonging to a family known for its edible fruits such as pouteria is decisive.
Otherwise, for other species, the fruits eaten by monkeys or which attract ants are almost always edible.
Until now, an unknown fruit has never made me sick, but I remain cautious, in case of little doubt I abstain.
However, finding fruit in the middle of the forest is not at all a perilous or dangerous task in my opinion, and I consider myself particularly lucky to be able to do so.
If it were up to me, I would spend a lot more time in the woods than in the city where I feel much more threatened.

Hello to all,

I've found this super exciting fruit in the Guiana's primary forest.



Tree is 20 meters tall, and produce 2 to 5 cm long yellow pear shaped fruits.
Fruit skin is thin and soft like Abiu but no latex.



Almost all fruits are single seeded (1- 1,5 cm long), few larger fruits contains 2 to 3 seeds.
Pulp is translucid, very sweet and aromatic, i found it better than all Abiu i've tasted.





Despite its smaller size, pulp ratio is great.
Unfortunately, lot of fruits were worms attacked.
I will definitely grow it in my backyard !
I've done several research to ID it but nothing.
Its a Sapotaceae, probably a Pouteria member but all Pouteria ID keys i've tried does not match.
If someone have a clue, it would be great !

Mouth watering pics Mike !
I hope to taste these new varieties one day.
Even if I am well aware of not knowing the elite of passion fruit, i allow myself to say that P. nitida is a fruit that will probably bring great added value to the Passiflora fruit family once its wide dissemination will be effective.
This species has great genetic variation, both in size and flavor. To my knowledge, no named variety yet, but the potential for breeding is vast.
P. nitida (called Kavunma by the natives) is without any doubt a winner.

Talisia species added

Do these come up true to seed and how long do they take to fruit?

Yes, true to seed.
Cupuassu and Cupui take 3 to 4 years to fruit from seed (under tropical climate).