Sunday, December 6, 2009

Jocote:

Jocote name is derived from Nahuatl word. Jocote fruit is a kind of flowering plant. It belongs to Anacardiaceae family. The native of the fruit is America.
The other name of jocote fruit:

Red Mombin

Purple Mombin

Hog Plum

The tree is of small size up to 25 m tall.

The fruit contain one big seed in the middle.

The leaves are deciduous in short dry season.

The fruit can eat after ripe by removing skin or with skin.

The fruit can sometime eat before ripe with salt.

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