Results and discussion
X. americana presents fruits with a single almond-type,
cream-colored seed.
The fruit in green maturity stage presents
the skin green and, when ripe, skin color is yellow.
The fruits evaluated had average fresh weight of 5.39 g, pulp yield of 67%, length
and diameter of 2.0 cm, representing the rounded shape of the fruit, and the seeds with 1.40 cm of length and diameter (data not shown).