Spoiler I spent a little time Googling to see if I could ID this one as it wasn't familiar to me. The tree that looks just like it is the Calabash Tree(Crescentia cujete) of the family Bignoniaceae, 6 to 12 metres (20 to 40 feet) tall, that grows in Central and South America, the West Indies, and extreme southern Florida. It is often grown as an ornamental. The calabash tree produces large spherical fruits, up to 50 cm (20 inches) in diameter, the hard shells of which are useful as bowls, cups, and other water containers when hollowed out. The fruit's shell encloses a whitish pulp and thin, dark brown seeds. The calabash tree's flowers have five petals fused in a funnel shape; they are light green and purple-streaked in colour. The tree may flower and fruit at any time of the year. The branches of the calabash are long and spread outward horizontally with almost no secondary branching. The evergreen leaves are about 5-15 cm long, are lance-shaped, and taper at the base.
I think it looks like a memember of the solanaceae family, maybe linnaeanum commonly called 'devils apple'
Mmmm still searching. :-? Can you give us a clue please? How big are the fruits? Edited to ask - Are they Oak Apples?
Well, I was "googling" the web and I found that the Eggplant does come in MANY varieties... the one above is a Thai Eggplant, who would have thought that, right? I LOVE THIS GAME! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_eggplant
Of course I knew the answer all the time and was just giving others a chance to guess it. However I also tell BIG fibs!!
May I take this time to say that I hate the botanical meanings of fruits and vegetables. There's fruit. And there's fruit that's cooked/ate as vegetable. Come on y'all... give me a break! Either fruit or vegetable... no in-betweens, okay? :-D
