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Colombo973

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Sapotaceae identification
« on: July 19, 2020, 12:58:10 PM »
Hi there,

I've found a very interesting fruit in the amazonian forest.
No doubt it is a Sapotaceae family member, but after checking most identification keys i'm stuck identifying this species.







I was able to harvest 3 ripe fruits. Fruits are intensively eaten by monkeys.



Flavor is very nice, sweet acid balanced with some few fibers.
Taste somewhat like a sweet kumquat mixed with slightly unripe mango.
1 to 4 seeds per fruit.
Lot of juicy pulp surrounding the seeds but the pulp near the rind can be eaten with a spoon like Star apple fruit.
Rind contains lot of white latex.
Any help for identification of this great fruit would be appreciated :)



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Re: Sapotaceae identification
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2020, 01:10:14 PM »
I have no idea but it looks delicious.  I wish it were simpler to import fruit and seeds!

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Re: Sapotaceae identification
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2021, 12:02:29 PM »
Anyone else growing this?
One of my seeds started to sprout after one year and slowly starting to grow now


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Re: Sapotaceae identification
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2021, 06:28:49 PM »
After one year? Jeez, I started some button mangosteen seeds and they took like 6 months to sprout, that's some patience!!

Good luck with the plant!

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Re: Sapotaceae identification
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2021, 07:22:18 PM »
The photo of the open fruit doesn’t look like sapotaceae to me. The seeds should be clean, smooth, shiny.
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Re: Sapotaceae identification
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2021, 12:15:46 PM »
Glad to see that seeds start to sprout !
I've kept few seeds, and still no sign of germination yet, seeds still viable.
This sapotaceae was finally identified, it is Ecclinusa lanceolata.
I've checked the tree last month, no fruits and no flowers, so i think this specie fruit every 2 years or more...
Also i'm trying to find an other tree, wishing to find new fruits but it seems to be very uncommon.