General description
In greenhouses, it typically flowers in summer producing fruits in fall. Each flower (to 2" long) appears singly on a woody stalk almost anywhere on the tree (twigs, branches or trunk). Each flower has three yellowish-green outer petals and three dull yellow inner petals. Flowers give way to rough-skinned, prickly-textured, oblong fruit (each fruit from 6-12" long to 4-6" wide with weight to 8-15 pounds). Fruit pulp is used in ice cream, sherbets or juices. Leathery, egg-shaped, malodorous (when bruised), oblong to oval leaves (to 6" long) are glossy green above. Plants have been used for various medicinal purposes.
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