Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Central America, Mexico
Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America
Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca
Number of Varieties
31
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Twisted/Contorted