The leaves are very similar to Clusia rosea, but the fruit is wrong. That is the plant family to look in for a start.

I would contact the botanical gardens and ask them.

It’s more of a park, not a bot garden, so asking won’t do much. easier and faster to ask here.:)

although this is an old planting , may be even from the time it was home to Parrot jungle.

this is in Pinecrest gardens, Miami Fl.

since i am there often enough i’ll keep an eye on it, may be see the flowers in spring or fall.

i actually do see similar leaves on other exotics,

so it is not only Clusia that have them..

yes, the leaves are very much like Clusia rosea, but it is a much smaller tree: seen a huge fruiting Clusia in Fairchild bot garden…and it is here everywhere in the landscaping, even in pots..super common plant here.

i just like to track down weird and unusual :). in the process learn all kinds of interesting stuff ;).

ill take better pics next time too.

This is part of the tree: a few branches.

i see a spray of what might be flower buds ..

this was in mid December about a month ago.

A plant in the dry garden, it has a Scaevola look about it too.

This is the email for the person listed as horticulturist at Pinecrest: hbernstein@pinecrest-fl.gov <hbernstein@pinecrest-fl.gov>

I know how to google and find contacts :).

i am asking here because that is my preference. thanks anyway, perhaps somebody will pipe in with more suggestions..

scaevola is also ubiquitous here:). it has white berries though. i looked for red and see at most purple. it’s easy ’nuff to just wait for flowers..

problem is scaevola (sea lettuce) is not flowering in dec-jan. i have it on my pool deck to witness ;). it’s like a weed here..

i should’ve preemptied the obvious suggestions like Clusia and Scaevola, sorry .

if i have no luck here may be i’ll email the garden….as a last resort. i much prefer searching thru images..until it pops! it’s my entertainment of sorts ;).

"the obvious suggestions like Clusia and Scaevola," are plant family or groups to start looking in for a less common relative for people who know how to google and have good internet. The obvious tropical suggestions were not meant as a specific ID.

Great! i googled for some timd now and i did not see anything like that. that is why i am asking here :). thanks

Great. Go entertain yourself.

Wow! i guess posting here is not

advisable for the likes of me who can google before they post (and after).

however, i am still hopefull:).. for the possible advice in the future.. that is of Other people besides you.

Try Harvey at Pinecrest.

If somebody tells you something you already know, this doesn't preclude the appropriateness of thanking them for taking an interest and spending some of their time/effort to try to help out.

It reminds of a byrsonima of some kind

I looked at Byrsomia at yr suggestion: from what i can see so far the leaves are thinner and veins are different.

also i don’t see the red fruit .

i should be there soon to take a better look at it , and the flowers may be will open .

it is not a rush, i am simply curious.

yes! i think it's a match!

tell if i am being picky..the only difference from pics that is see is that on 'my plant' flower/fruit clusters are not round, but elongated. and the central vein on the leaves is almost invisible, but on canella it is quite well defined. may be just variations?