Pithecellobium dulce

Pithecellobium dulce

Pithecellobium dulce is a species of flowering plant native to the Pacific coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico.

It grows up to 15 m tall.

The leaves are bipinnate, composed of two pinnae, each with two leaflets. The leaflet is elliptical with a rounded tip and an uneven base.

The flowers are small, creamy-white, and occur in clusters of 8-20, resembling a round head.

The fruits are spirally coiled into a circle about 5-7 cm in diameter. They ripen from green to red or brown and split open along both edges, revealing 5-9 seeds.

The seeds are shiny, black, oval, and elliptical, with a fleshy white or pink edible aril covering the lower half of the seed.

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