Tropical apricot

Tropical apricot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Tribe:	Flacourtieae[1]
Genus:	Dovyalis
Species:	D. hebecarpa × D. abyssinica

The tropical apricot or ketcot is a hybrid thorny shrub cultivated for its fruit. It arose naturally in Florida, and in 1953 selected plants were propagated.[2]

References

"Genus Doyvalis". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
Love K, Bowen R, Fleming K (2007). "Twelve Fruits with Potential Value-Added and Culinary Uses" (PDF). Honolulu (HI): University of Hawaii.

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[1] "Genus Doyvalis". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2010-02-03.

[2] Love K, Bowen R, Fleming K (2007). "Twelve Fruits with Potential Value-Added and Culinary Uses" (PDF). Honolulu (HI): University of Hawaii.