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Tamarillo facts for kids

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Tamarillos(janek2005)
Ripe fruits

Tamarillo is a shrub or tree in the flowering species Solanaceae. It bears an egg-shaped edible fruit, also called a tamarillo. The fruit is about 4-10 centimeters long. The taste is similar to that of a tomato, but with less sweet and more of a salty flavour.

The tamarillo is native to the Andes of Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Bolivia.

Images for kids

  • Cyphomandra betacea1

    Flower cluster

  • Solanum betaceum unripe fruits

    Unripe fruits

  • Cyphomandra betacea2

    Tamarillo tree

  • Treetomatoes
  • Tamarillos im Anschnitt(janek2005)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Solanum betaceum para niños

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