Broad-leaved asipokoballi
Pouteria torta subsp. glabra

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 32 m tall and the trunk is 50 cm across. It has buttresses 4 m tall. The leaves are 20-45 cm long. There are 17-39 pairs of secondary veins. The lower surface of the leaves is smooth. The fruit is smooth and 3-5 cm long.

There are about 150-320 Pouteria species. They grow in the tropics.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forest on land that may or may not be flooded. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The fruit pulp is sweet.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Abiurana, Asipoko, Coquirana-do-igapo, Guapeva, Tchutch bem pum

Synonyms

Lucuma dolichophylla Standl. ex L. O. Williams; Lucuma gutta Ducke; Lucuma jenmanii Pittier; Pouteria gutta (Ducke) Baehni; Pouteria gutta Ducke; Pouteria jenmanii (Pittier) Sandwith;