Unknown fruit

[Kyle Wallick]

Vitor;
Perhaps Apeiba tibourbou (Malvaceae/Tiliaceae).  See Harri Lorenzi's Arvoles Brasileiros vol. 1


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Kyle P. Wallick
Botanist
United States Botanic Garden
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>>> Vitor Miranda <vmiranda at UMC.BR> 04/05/06 04:37PM >>>
Dear all,

I had received two years ago some samples of a very interesting and
curious fruits. Sincerely, I tried some hits but with no success.
Does anybody have any suggestion about the taxon?
Possibly it's a exotical plant, the samples were collect from a
Brazilian farm.
Thanks in advance.
Best wishes,
Vitor.

http://www.umc.br/~vmiranda/temp/uknow1.jpg 
http://www.umc.br/~vmiranda/temp/uknow2.jpg 

(the unit scale is centimeter)

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Vitor Fernandes Oliveira de Miranda
Professor Assistente
Universidade de Mogi da Cruzes - UMC
Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal
Herbarium Mogiense - HUMC (Sala 21.16)
Av. Dr. Cândido Xavier de Almeida Souza, n.200
CEP 08780-911 - Mogi das Cruzes - SP - Brasil
Tel.: +55 (11) 4798-7000 Ramal 7313
http://www.umc.br/~vmiranda/lsv 
e-mail: vmiranda at umc.br