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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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[โ€“] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's an interesting plant, so thanks for sharing. The descriptions and photos don't quite match though. I suspect that it's most likely a Leonia species, but I don't yet know which one.