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.

  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netEnglish
    61·
    5 days ago

    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.xyzEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      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

      • Jim East@slrpnk.netOPMEnglish
        2·
        5 days 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).

    • Jim East@slrpnk.netOPMEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

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