Fruit of the Tamarillo or Tree Tomato, Solanum betaceum (formerly Cyphomandra betacea), Solanaceae, Andes, South America.

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Tamarillo or Tree Tomato, Solanum betaceum (formerly Cyphomandra betacea), Solanaceae, Subtropical Andes, South America. Solanum betaceum is a small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae. It is best known as the species that bears the tamarillo, an egg-shaped edible fruit. Other names include tree tomato and tomate de rbol. In Indonesia it is known as terong Belanda or Dutch eggplant. The flesh of the tamarillo is tangy and mildly sweet, and may be compared to kiwifruit, tomato, or passion fruit.

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