Introd. to Florida from the Virgin Islands in 1976 by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Miami, Fla. Origin: in Puerto Rico. Tree: vigorous; medium-sized, dense, rounded canopy. Fruit: eating quality fair. Shape: round to oval; base flattened; stout stem inserted squarely in a deep cavity; apex rounded with a small lateral beak; surface undulating. Size: length 9.5-11.5 cm; breadth 10-11 cm; thickness 8.5-9 cm. Weight: 450-630 g. Skin: ground color greenish-yellow; dark red blush; numerous small white dots; skin thin, tough, and easily separating. Flesh: soft and dry lemonyellow flesh; flavor rich, spicy, and resinous with a strong resinous aroma; little fiber. Stone and seed: thick and woody stone with a polyembryonic seed filling 70% to 90% of the stone. Season: June to early August. Common cultivar throughout the Caribbean; resinous aroma quite distinctive before ripening.
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