Misperos
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A fruit tree which bears a yellow orange color fruit tasting much as an apricot but has a multiple soft shelled seeds within the center. It is of a tropical nature and remains green all year long. The tree structure is much like that of an Avocado. It is a common fruit tree in tropical warm regions of Mexico, Canary Islands, and Spain. But also grows well in areas such as San Diego and Los Angeles.
In South America it is called the Mispero, however in Central America the Nispero. Indigenous to southeastern China, called the Loquat (Chinese Plum).
See a Spanish language children's book "In The Shade of The Nispero Tree".
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Misperos leaves have been used to cure high blood pressure by people in Mexico.
The Seeds are about an inch long, brown, and they come in sets of three or four.
