Deciduous to evergreen tree growing up to 25 metres with shiny green, pinnate leaves and small white scented flowers. The tree produces plum-sized golden yellow fruits with a single seed.
The fruit of the hog plum, also called the yellow Jamaica plum, tastes a little like pineapple and contains high levels of iron and vitamin C.
The young tree at Tropenhaus Frutigen will only produce fruit at some future date.
Indian subcontinent, China
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
Flora Toskana
The fruit of the hog plum, also called the yellow Jamaica plum, tastes a little like pineapple and contains high levels of iron and vitamin C.
The young tree at Tropenhaus Frutigen will only produce fruit at some future date.
Spondias pinnata
