Author Topic: Quiz: Can you guess my name? (Read 13253 times)

siafu · « **on:** May 26, 2012, 06:55:48 PM »

First clue: there is not first clue...

Mike T · « **Reply #1 on:** May 26, 2012, 07:14:24 PM »

I bet that fruit is from Brazil and one of the ones I have never seen like Garcinia intermedia or G.prainiana but more rare again.

Tropicdude · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2012, 02:53:27 AM »

Hmm interesting, the fruit look like G. livingstonei but the leaves look more like G. magnifolia.(bacuripari ).

fruitlovers · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2012, 06:26:26 AM »

Would be to easy if it was a garcinia. I'm guessing it's something else, but can't put my finger on it. A photo of fruit in focus sure would help!

Felipe · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2012, 06:29:25 AM »

Does not look like a garcinia at all. No idea what it could be. Is the fruit edible, sweet, tart?

fruitlovers · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2012, 06:35:12 AM »

Quote from: Felipe on May 27, 2012, 06:29:25 AM

Does not look like a garcinia at all. No idea what it could be. Is the fruit edible, sweet, tart?

The fruits look like immature garcinias, like immature xanthochymus or dulcis, but the leaves are all wrong to be these garcinias. Don't know if Sergio wants to give more hints, but at least give us a better fruit photo!

Mike T · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2012, 06:55:49 AM »

The bark looks wrong for garcinia I think.I don't think it is a Eugenia but I don't know the brazilian ones well enough.A close up and cut fruit would give the game away.

BMc · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2012, 07:08:36 AM »

I thought the fruit looked a little m stringipes x e vitoriana, with the apparent striations and flattened ends (as far as I can tell by photos), but the tree is a bit garcinia looking.

fruitlovers · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2012, 07:12:14 AM »

Quote from: BMc on May 27, 2012, 07:08:36 AM

I thought the fruit looked a little m stringipes x e vitoriana, with the apparent striations and flattened ends (as far as I can tell by photos), but the tree is a bit garcinia looking.

Leaves on Eugenia victoriana don't look anything like that. Don't have E. strigipes, so can't say about that one, but generally speaking those don't look like eugenia leaves.

BMc · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2012, 07:13:58 AM »

Yep, wasnt suggesting it was either of these, but if the two were crossed, the fruit would look like the one pictured, then stuck to a lemon drop mangosteen tree...

TropicalFruitHunters · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2012, 08:27:36 AM »

Dem thar fruit lookin like southern Ohia dingleberries!

siafu · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2012, 08:29:09 AM »

Continent is correct: South America.

Genus: Way off.

Fruit is quite sweet, tasty even, but does not have a pronounced flavor.

Adacaosky · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2012, 11:12:10 AM »

Persimmon!!! Just kidding.... I have no idea what it is. I'll leave it to the pro's.

Jackfruitwhisperer69 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2012, 12:01:50 PM »

Quote from: Adacaosky on May 27, 2012, 11:12:10 AM

Persimmon!!! Just kidding.... I have no idea what it is. I'll leave it to the pro's.

I will go with persimmon too

and Spondias...Caja maybe? No idea either

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2012, 01:05:02 PM »

pouteria sp?

siafu · « **Reply #15 on:** May 27, 2012, 02:26:41 PM »

Adam is getting warmer...

siafu · « **Reply #16 on:** May 27, 2012, 02:29:55 PM »

Quote from: Jackfruitwhisperer69 on May 27, 2012, 12:01:50 PM

Quote from: Adacaosky on May 27, 2012, 11:12:10 AM
Persimmon!!! Just kidding.... I have no idea what it is. I'll leave it to the pro's.

I will go with persimmon too and Spondias...Caja maybe? No idea either

Nope.
Spondias dulcis (cajá) leaves are compound!

Tropicdude · « **Reply #17 on:** May 27, 2012, 06:07:54 PM »

Spanish Medlar?

siafu · « **Reply #18 on:** May 27, 2012, 06:34:33 PM »

Quote from: Tropicdude on May 27, 2012, 06:07:54 PM

Spanish Medlar?

Not sure what you mean, but no.

Some more clues:

- This tree takes some cold. The picture was taken at my location.
- The fruit is quite small.

MarinFla · « **Reply #19 on:** May 27, 2012, 08:01:58 PM »

Pouteria Campechiana ?

fruitlovers · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2012, 09:17:34 PM »

Looks like some fuzz on exterior of fruits? Pouteria torta?

Felipe · « **Reply #21 on:** May 28, 2012, 07:44:08 AM »

Chrysophyllum sp?

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #22 on:** May 28, 2012, 10:55:33 AM »

Quote from: fruitlovers on May 27, 2012, 09:17:34 PM

Looks like some fuzz on exterior of fruits? Pouteria torta?

nope Oscar..

but I'm certain it's sapotaceous

siafu · « **Reply #23 on:** May 28, 2012, 12:55:21 PM »

Quote from: Felipe on May 28, 2012, 07:44:08 AM

Chrysophyllum sp?

Yes. Which one???

siafu · « **Reply #24 on:** May 30, 2012, 04:13:50 AM »

This quiz seems to have ran its course, so here's what I know.

The species is Chrysophyllum gonocarpum; common name is aguaí (PT_BR), aguay (SP).

It is found in the subtropical parts of south S. America.

The tree is rather nice looking, with its long deep green leaves.

It does take a bit of cold and does not show any kind of stress during our Mediterranean type winter.

It does not like alkaline soil and I need to give it chelated micros from time to time.

The fruit is rather small, about the size of a large grape. It is rather seedy. The seeds
are very telling of the genus/family.

The pulp is sweet. Unlike Helton Josué's (from Brazil) description, the pulp is not dry. It is moist and tasty. However, there's something in the skin/pulp that is irritating. I ate a bunch of them and soon afterwards I started feeling a burning sensation in my mouth. Fortunately, it did not made me ill in any other way. Pity the fruits are small and cause that strange sensation.

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