Ciruela Mexicana (Mexican Plum)

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Bunchosia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 71 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It currently contains 92 species of trees and shrubs, which are native to relatively dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Their range extends from Mexico and the Caribbean to Peru, southern Brazil and northeast Argentina. Bunchosia is one of three arborescent genera of Malpighiaceae with fleshy, bird-dispersed fruits, the other two being Malpighia and Byrsonima.