TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Apeiba aspera
Monkey's CombFamily: Malvaceae
Origin: Central America
Yellow, heavily scented flowers are followed by interesting fruits that resemble sea urchins about 2" in diameter. These black fruits are covered with soft, short spines. Folk lore has it that these spiny fruit pods are used by monkeys as a comb.
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