Balsam Apple

Description:

Yellow to almost Orange spiky sack. With red seeds on the inside, similar looking to kidney beans. The spikes were not that hard. Soft all around. A simple palm squeeze would split it open. is a tendril-bearing annual vine native to the tropical regions of Africa, introduced and invasive in Asia, Australia, and Central America. It has pale yellow, deeply veined flowers and round, somewhat warty, bright orange fruits, or "apples". When ripe, the fruits burst apart, revealing numerous seeds covered with a brilliant scarlet, extremely sticky coating. The balsam apple was introduced into Europe by 1568 and was used medicinally to treat wounds.[citation needed] In 1810, Thomas Jefferson planted this vine in his flower borders at Monticello along with larkspur, poppies, and nutmeg. The outer rind and the seeds of the fruit are poisonous

Habitat:

Warm Tropical Climate

Notes:

I was told by my aunt that birds crack the yellow sack and eat the seeds.