mystery funky fruit from the Amazon (slrpnk.net)

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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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[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Would you say the leaves are long ovals?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

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

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