Peanut butter fruit
Bunchosia argentea
A species of flowering plant in the acerola family, Malpighiaceae, that is native to Venezuela and Colombia in South America.
It produces small orange fruits with sticky, dense pulp and a flavour resembling that of dried figs or peanut butter, hence the name. Additionally, the scent is unmistakably of peanut butter. Mostly eaten fresh, also used for jellies, jams, or preserves. It is cultivated in South Florida.
It is one plant on display at the "Living with the Land" attraction at the Epcot, Disney World, Orlando.
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