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South American Fruit on Taiwanese blog - I.D
« on: July 15, 2015, 06:02:57 AM »
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Translate revealed it is apparrantly from a disused family "theophrastaceae", originates in South America, fruit is 4-6cm and has a common name of mount tribute fruit in China.

Very aesthetically pleasing plant
« Last Edit: July 15, 2015, 09:18:58 AM by stuartdaly88 »
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Re: Fruit from Taiwanese blog - I.D
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2015, 06:49:05 AM »
Yikes, that's an obscure un', allright. Not only do I not know what it is, I wouldn't even begin to know the genus. Thought it might be a palm of some description at first, not so sure on second inspection.

Its defiantly shaped like a palm but has large leaves instead of fronds like an palm and a Garcinia mixed together :o that last pic is also like how many palms fruit ???
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Re: South American Fruit on Taiwanese blog - I.D
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2015, 11:40:43 AM »
This is sp. Clavija we have a variety of this in the D.R.

Clavija domingense.

but the one in pictures is probably not Clavija d.

C. mutis
C. ornata
C. longifolia

Maybe?
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Re: South American Fruit on Taiwanese blog - I.D
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2015, 04:55:41 PM »
Would guess they got it from Jim West, so probably one of the species of clavija that he has, but he usually just has them as Clavija sp.
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