Fruit from Moquilea tomentosa
I can barely finish a couple of these and I already feel satiated. At least for me, this is not the kind of fruit that I can eat a pound in the blink of an eye
Fruit from Moquilea tomentosa
I can barely finish a couple of these and I already feel satiated. At least for me, this is not the kind of fruit that I can eat a pound in the blink of an eye
They are probably not under ideal conditions, so the fruits around here are around 7-8 cm long and 3-4 cm wide.
Yup, it’s almost all seed, the pulp is at most 0.5 cm layer around the seed. All fruits I’ve seen look like this
I’ll replicate another comment I made: I honestly don’t know how to describe it, it seems to have quite a unique taste. It’s creamy, but drier and firmer than mango. I would also say it’s less sweet than most mangoes. It has a really soft flavor, that to me at least, is completely different from mango, more like a floral flavor to it
The underside of the leaves has a velvety layer that if you rub your fingers on it, it comes out quite easily. The upperside is smooth, glossy and dark green
I took another picture, but these leaves are younger, so they have a lighter green to them and they are smaller. The leaves usually have around 15 cm
The flowers are raceme, with white or cream colors, see:
This is really valuable information, thank you! It seems like a great tree to plant when restoring the Atlantic Forest, even if there isn’t so much food on each fruit.