One such mysterious fruit is the mamoncillo, also known as cotoperí or mamon. This is a small, exotic tree that grows in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Its fruits grow in ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

There's newfound interest in a little-known fleshy green fruit native to South ... Soursop (Annona muricata) is a flowering tree native to Central and Southern America, but it can now be found ...

These massive animals spread them across Central and South America long before humans ... Over time they began to care for the rich fruit-bearing trees in the jungles around them.

Today, avocados are celebrated as a superfood and avocado farming is a global, multibillion-dollar industry. The fruits grow ...