Mexican Mountain Papaya Fruit plant (Jacaratia mexicana) Plant type:Seedling Plant including 19

including 19

Culinary Uses: Fruits need to be pulled from the plant when fully black

and are said to be purgative and toxic

Sweet and slightly juicy taste

Ripe Velvet Apples have soft

Mexican Mountain Papaya Fruit plant (Jacaratia mexicana) Plant type:Seedling Plant including 19Common Name: Bonete, Mexican Mountain Papaya Botanical Name: Jacaratia Mexicana General Information: Deciduous shrub or small tree growing from 5 12 meters tall, with occasional specimens growing taller. Native to dry areas in Southern Mexico and into Central America. Fantastic, wild, dry forest papaya bearing strongly winged obovoid 4 15 cm long fruits. Fruits ripen to yellow green with a sweet flavor. Fruits can be eaten raw or cooked. Commonly used