Hello All, This is my first time visiting this forum, so my apologies if I have not posted this in the right section or if I am not following proper etiquette. I am looking for the name of a fruit tree that I found on my husband's land in the Amazon region of Ecuador. I have included two photos for reference, although they are unfortunately slightly out of focus. My husband's family refers to the tree as "chicle," which is Spanish for gum, like chewing gum. You peel the outer yellow skin off and are left with a white pulp. Once you start to chew the fruit it takes a texture similar to HubbaBubba, a very soft chewing gum. In the centre of the fruit is a sweet syrup-like liquid and a seed. The fruit is 2-3cm in diametre. Thank you, Ecuacdn.
Have a look at this, some of the fruits shown look similar. http://www.google.com/images?um=1&h...hicle&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Hi, Thank you for your response. When I did my search I also came across Manilkara. I read a description of the fruit that said the fruit is brown on the outside, with a soft, pear-like flesh inside. Also that it is hard to the touch and ripens once it is picked from the tree. The "chicle" or gum description of Manilkara comes from the latex that comes from the bark. The fruit from the tree I'm looking for was ripe on the tree, bright yellow and soft. The flesh isn't like a pear, and isn't juicy at all, except for the liquid around the seed. It is kind of spongy. As far as I know the bark of the tree I saw doesn't have the latex in the bark. I see that there are many different species types for Manilkara...perhaps one of them is my tree, but there I can't find very much information on each species type. The tree I found was quite young and short, around 1.5 m. There were several of them that had been brought in from another area and planted. Again, thank you for your response. If you or anyone else has anymore thoughts, I would love to hear them. Thank you, Ecuacnd
