The fruit has about the size of a medium-sized apple. The small tree grew in the botanical garden of Funchal, Madeira, but unfortunately had no label. The seed had already germinated inside the fruit.
Thank you, I also had thought of something like this. But I am quite sure it isn't Eriobotrya. The fuit was quite hard (pumpkin-like - also inside), without hairs and much larger than loquat. Also the leaves were different and glabrous.
I can confirm that it is not loquat, but I did not see this plant before.
I don't know who or what has added the term "Sapotaceae" to the question topics below my pictures (together with "Botany", "Plant Taxonomy" etc.), but searching within this family I found that it is obviously Pouteria (P. obovata, Lucuma). I am astonished.... Still: thanks everyone...
Yes the fruits belongs to tree Pouteria lucuma (= Pouteria obovata) which is member of Sapotaceae family.
Jan:
Well this fruit belongs to Pouteria lacuma of Andean region also used for medicinal purposes: Kindly see link:
https://www.cbd.int/abs/side-events/icnp2/twn-icnp2-no4-Lucuma-Peru.pdf
Glueckauf!
Syed
Pouteria lacuma (Sapotaceae). The fruits are typical for that family, with a large shiny seed and a big hilum on the seed.
Eryobotrya is much more oval, has several seeds inside, and as a Rosaceae results from an inferior ovary (hence with sepals at the tip, not the basis)
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