What is Tamarillo?
[[File:Tamarillos - whole and halved.jpg|thumb|Ripe fruits]] '''Tamarillo''' is a [[shrub]] or tree in the flowering species [[Solanaceae]]. It bears an egg-shaped edible [[fruit]], also called a tamarillo. The fruit is about 4-10 centimeters long. The taste is similar to that of a tomato, but with less sweet and more of a salty flavour. The tamarillo is native to the [[Andes]] of [[Ecuador]], [[Colombia]], [[Peru]], [[Chile]], and [[Bolivia]]. [[Category:Solanum]] [[Category:Fruits]] {{biology-stub}}