| Tropical apricot | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| (unranked): | Angiosperms | 
| (unranked): | Eudicots | 
| (unranked): | Rosids | 
| Order: | Malpighiales | 
| Family: | Salicaceae | 
| Tribe: | Flacourtieae | 
| Genus: | Dovyalis | 
| Species: | D. hebecarpa × D. abyssinica | 
The tropical apricot or ketcot is a hybrid thorny shrub cultivated for its fruit. It arose naturally in Florida, and in 1953 selected plants were propagated.