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Crateva tapia
Crateva tapia, commonly known as toco, payaguá, naranjuelo, or beach apple, is a member of the genus Crateva, belonging to the family Capparaceae. It is native from Mexico through Central America into South America as far as south Brazil.
Crataeva tapia is widely distributed from Mexico to south Brazil. It is a common species in dry forests and disturbed sandy soil areas, at all zones; at an altitude of 0–500 (–1000) m; fl (Dec–) Feb–Jun, fr Feb–Sep (Dec); a highly variable species. When growing in dry environments, it is very similar to C. palmeri with which it is apparently sympatric and possibly hybrid, but it is differentiated by the leaves or inflorescence axes being glabrous, the flowers white, and the leaflets pediculate.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crateva tapia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
