Black Sapote Fruit Plant (Diospyros Nigra) and arranged alternately

and arranged alternately

Each seed is covered with an edible

reminiscent of bell peppers and sugarcane

Smells like puffed rice

Black Sapote Fruit Plant (Diospyros Nigra) and arranged alternatelyCommon Name: Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Black Soapapple Botanical Name: Diospyros nigra General Information: Origin: Indigenous to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. The fruit is often referred to as Black Sapota or Persimmons of the Nigeria species. Any soft, edible fruit is popularly called a "sapote." Black sapote has a tomato like appearance. The skin turns from olive to deep yellow green when ripe. The pulp is white and inedible when unripe but