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mystery funky fruit from the Amazon (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net to c/plantid@mander.xyz

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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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[–] Herbie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Herbie@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It could also be this https://plantidtools.fieldmuseum.org/en/nlp/catalogue/3667551

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

That could be it! Have you compared the different Leonia species native to SE Ecuador in order to rule out the others? It seems that multiple exist in the same area, but I can't find photos of all of them...

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

EDIT: Oops, posted the same comment twice.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Not peki for sure; it's mostly a cerrado fruit. It does grow in nearby biomes but OP's plant is simply too far from that (Southeast Ecuador).

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

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

Was it growing on a vine?

[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, it would help a lot to know if it's a tree or vine.

If you only got the seeds though, it would also help to know the size of the seeds

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Seeds about the size and colour of jackfruit seeds but more flattened, so something like small/dry fava beans (though not quite that flat).

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Would you say the leaves are long ovals?

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

I can't find the photos of the leaves now, but they were fairly long, either elliptic or oblong.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What's it taste like?

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven't eaten it, but my friend says that it tastes savoury and funky almost like durian.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I can't tell what it is. I know a good chunk of Amazon fruits don't taste so great raw, but when prepared they are true delicacies.