Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Crateva tapia

Spanish: Naranjuelo

Crateva tapia, commonly known as toco, payaguá, naranjuelo, or beach apple, is a member of the genus Crateva, belonging to the family Capparaceae. It is native from Mexico through Central America into South America as far as south Brazil.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Brassicales › Capparaceae

Local records11 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records1,647 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2020 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2025-01-29 — observation by zihuadean
2022-04-16 — observation by admid
2021-12-28 — observation by zihuadean
2021-12-23 — observation by zihuadean
2021-02-08 — observation by filibertorumbo
2020-12-21 — observation by betootero

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Cite as: “Crateva tapia (Crateva tapia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/crateva-tapia/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.