Palava

Market mature fruit is straight and long with superficial ribbing, glossy dark green skin with pale green stripes, black spines. Market mature fruit avgs 4.4" long, 1.4" wide. Seed mature fruit is orange with brown spots-blotches, avgs 7" long, 3.3" wide. Good, sweet flavor, not bitter, soft texture. Best under 5" long, 2.25" wide. Acquired by SSE co-founder, Kent Whealy, from Russian seedswoman Marina Danilenko; originally from USSR SSE Accession # 109260