Black Sapote Fruit Plant (Diospyros Nigra) The fruit's color turns from

The fruit's color turns from red to purple and eventually red-brown

smooth consistency and faint squash-like scent

Final Note for Plant Lovers:

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and pounded seeds are applied to swellings

Black Sapote Fruit Plant (Diospyros Nigra) The fruit's color turns fromCommon Name: Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Black Soapapple Botanical Name: Diospyros nigra General Information: Origin: Indigenous to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. The fruit is often referred to as Black Sapota or Persimmons of the Nigeria species. Any soft, edible fruit is popularly called a "sapote." Black sapote has a tomato like appearance. The skin turns from olive to deep yellow green when ripe. The pulp is white and inedible when unripe but