A traditional cultivar widely grown in Venezuela and the Caribbean basin. Origin: pre-Columbian. Tree: vigorous; medium; leaves spiny to half-spiny, dark green, though smooth clones have been selected; floral bracts intense bright red; slips 1-3; few-many suckers; tolerant to heat, drought, butt rot, wilt, and phytophthora rots (Phytophthora cinnamomi, P. parasitica); develops chlorosis in high manganese soils; susceptible to nematodes; highly susceptible to Strymon basilides larvae. Fruit: shell orange; medium, 1.2-2.0 kg with crown, depending on plant size at forced floral induction; barrel-shaped; SS 12%; acidity low; flesh firm, pale, aromatic, resistant to internal browning.
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