Appearance
When growing in the wild the azerole bears plentiful crops of haw fruits, which are similar to the haws of the European common hawthorn, but plumper.Naming
"C. azarolus" is often divided into subspecies or varieties, for example Christensen in his monograph uses four varieties:⤷ "C. azarolus" var. "azarolus" has orange fruit.
⤷ "C. azarolus" var. "aronia" L., has yellowish fruit often with some red tinges
⤷ "C. azarolus" var. "chlorocarpa" K.I.Chr. has yellowish fruit
⤷ "C. azarolus" var. "pontica" K.I.Chr. has yellowish or orange fruit
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