How to identify Taitung Custard Apple

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2. Flowers

3. Fruit

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Leaves: The leaves of Taitung Custard Apple are single and alternate leaves. The leaves are thin and papery, and are oval-lanceolate or oblong. Flowers: Its flowers are solitary or 2 to 4 are gathered on the top of the branches. The color is green and yellow. The flowering period is from April to September. Fruit: Its fruit is a cluster fruit with a round, heart-shaped or conical surface, and its shape is very similar to that of a lychee.

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1. Leaves

The leaves of Taitung Custard Apple are single and alternate leaves without stipules. The front of the leaves is dark green and the back is gray green. The leaves are thin and papery, and are oval-lanceolate. Or oblong.

2. Flowers

Taitung The flowers of Custard Apple are solitary or 2 to 4 gathered on the top of the branches. They are green and yellow. The flowers bloom from April to September every year. The petals have 3 petals, are oval and oblong, and the flower body is drooping.

3. Fruit

Taitung The fruit of Custard Apple is a polysaccharide fruit. Its peel surface is round, heart-shaped, oval or conical. When the fruit is mature, it is light green or yellow-green. When immature, the surface of the fruit is dark green. Its shape It looks very much like a lychee, so it was originally called custard apple. The seeds of Custard Apple are dark brown in oval shape, with a smooth and hard surface. The flesh is white and has a dense taste, sweet and slightly sour.

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