tropical apricot

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|genus = Dovyalis

|species1 = hebecarpa

|species2 = abyssinica

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The tropical apricot or ketcot is a hybrid thorny shrub cultivated for its fruit. It arose naturally in Florida, and in 1953 selected plants were propagated.{{cite web|url=http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/2340/12fruits.pdf?sequence=1 |title=Twelve Fruits with Potential Value-Added and Culinary Uses |vauthors=Love K, Bowen R, Fleming K |year=2007|publisher=Honolulu (HI): University of Hawaii}}