Asepoko.
Pouteria guianensis

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

Pouteria guianensis is an evergreen Tree growing to 25 m (82ft) by 20 m (65ft) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Height (m): 25

Where it is found

Rainforests.

S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas and north to Trinidad.

Conservation Status: This taxon has not yet been assessed

Countries/locations it is found in

Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela

How it is used

Food

Rating: 2

Fruit - raw. The pulp is firm and sweet tasting. The fruit is 45 - 50mm long and 40 - 53cm wide.

Medicine

Rating: 0

Other

Rating: 2

The heartwood is a light to dark brown; the sapwood is pale brown. The grain is straight, there is no distinctive taste or aroma. The wood is very hard, strong and durable, resisting attacts of fungi and insects. It has a high silica content making it difficult to saw and giving it a high blunting effect; planing is moderately easy, The wood is used for purposes such as construction, making furniture. Industrial crop: Hydrocarbon.

Industrial Crop: Hydrocarbon: Materials, chemicals and energy include bioplastics, rubber, biomass products gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, butane, propane, biogas. Plants are usually resprouting plants and saps.

Management: Standard: Plants grow to their standard height. Harvest fruit, seeds, or other products. Non-Destructive management systems.

Regional Crop: These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cottons and many nuts and staple fruits.

Industrial Crop: Hydrocarbon: Materials, chemicals and energy include bioplastics, rubber, biomass products gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, butane, propane, biogas. Plants are usually resprouting plants and saps.

Management: Standard: Plants grow to their standard height. Harvest fruit, seeds, or other products. Non-Destructive management systems.

Regional Crop: These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cottons and many nuts and staple fruits.

Carbon Farming: Plants that can be a critical part of the solution to climate problems. The Carbon Farming Solution - Eric Toensmeier.

How it is grown

Humid tropics. A regional crop.

Propagating it: Seed

Best place to grow:

Habit: Tree

Hardiness: 10-12

Growth: Medium

Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)

Shade: No shade

Moisture: Moist

Things to keep in mind

Its other names

Local names

Asepoko, Jansnijder, Marapasmukri, Pepeboiti, Poyak, Redijamboka,

Synonyms

Chaetocarpus pouteria J.F.Gmel. Krugella hartii Pierre Labatia pedunculata Willd. Labatia tovarensis Engl. Lucuma hartii Hemsl. Lucuma huallagae Standl. Pouteria cuatrecasasii Aubrév. Pouteria demerarae Sandwith Pouteria glazioviana Dubard Pouteria hartii (Hemsl.) Dubard Pouteria obidensis Huber Pouteria pedunculata (Willd.) Poir. Pouteria tovarensis Engl.