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The fruit with five horns, blasted with black seeds, is what?
From your picture, this plant is called Pingpo. Pingpo, an evergreen tree of Sterculiaceae, also known as "Eichhornia crassipes", has long oval leaves; Flowers in early summer, no corolla, pink calyx, panicle; The fruit is divided into four or five sub-fruits, with dark red outside and black finish. Seeds are edible and taste like chestnuts when cooked.

Pingpo is often planted as a garden tree in southern China, and its wood is light and tough, so it can be used to make utensils.