I think my camera is busted (or it’s just my lack of photography prowess), they are looking pinkish in the photo, but it should be red

It is a Malpighia genus, but I don’t know the exact species to be honest

Studies show it has around 1,000–4,500 mg, of vitamin C, per 100 grams of fresh fruit, which is around 50–100 times than that of orange or lemon

  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    25 days ago

    Neat! I have tried way more types of fruit than most people but there always so many more I haven’t yet. Are these available in a lot of tropical countries or if not where are they generally found? I’ve never seen them in the US.

    • livligkinkajou@slrpnk.netOP
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      25 days ago

      They are quite common in Central and South America. I’m not sure how widespread they are elsewhere, but they are easy to grow and they aren’t finicky at all

      • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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        25 days ago

        Neat. So many amazing fruits in the tropics that we don’t have. Based on my reading they may be too frost tender for my area (but with climate change, who knows…)

        Here’s some information if anyone else wants to learn more about growing them in more marginal climates like CA, TX, or FL: https://crfg.org/?s=malpighia