The fruit, extremely variable in form and size, may be nearly round, with or without a pointed apex or curved beak, or may be somewhat oval, ovoid, or spindle-shaped. It is often bulged on one side and there is a 5-pointed calyx at the base which may be rounded or with a distinct depression. Length varies from 3 to 5 in (7.5-12.5 cm) and width from 2 to 3 in (5-7.5 cm), except in the shrubby form, var. palmeri, called huicon–4 to 9 ft (1.5-3 m) high–which has nearly round fruits only 1 in (2.5 cm) long. When unripe the fruit is green-skinned, hard and gummy internally. On ripening, the skin turns lemon-yellow, golden-yellow or pale orange-yellow, is very smooth and glossy except where occasionally coated with light-brown or reddish-brown russetting.