Mabolo

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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Ebenaceae Genus: Diospyros Species: D. blancoi
Binomial name
Diospyros blancoi

Mabolo or Velvet Apple (Diospyros blancoi) is a plant closely related to the ebony tree and the persimmon. Its edible fruit has a skin covered in a fine, velvety fur which is usually reddish-brown, and soft, creamy, pink flesh, with a taste and aroma comparable to fruit cream cheese(the aroma of the fruit itself, however, is unpleasant, comparable to rotten ceese or cat feces; inspiring names like the french "Caca de Chat" in Reunion). It is native to the Philippines with its tree known as Kamagong. Template:Wikispecies