Native to the neotropical highlands from Mexico to Bolivia. Known as Mountain Papaya in English and by names such as Papalluela locally. Botanical Gardens of Bogota.
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Yacaratia fruit, of the Papaya Family. This is a widespread species in the Neotropics and the fruit is edible, but not greatly sought. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/flora/malves/index.html
This is the rainy season in the Philippines, and it hasn't stopped pissing down for 5 weeks now. So I am playing around, making up new pctures, and enhancing old ones.