Bullate pouteria
Pouteria bullata

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It loses many of its leaves during the year. It grows 10-16 m tall. The trunk has grooves along it. The young branches have a brown covering. The leaves are papery. They are near the ends of branches. The leaves are 18-28 cm long. There are hairs on the under surface. The flowers are in groups of 3-5 on bare branches. The fruit are oval and yellow. They are 6 cm long. There is 1 seed.

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

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in semi-deciduous forest in Brazil.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil (country/location of origin), South America

How it is used for food

The very ripe fruit are eaten fresh.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed. The seeds are collected from ripe fruit that have been stored in piles to allow them to partly decompose than washed out in running water. Seeds need to be planted fresh. They should be in light shade. Seedlings emerge in 60-70 days.

Plants grow slowly.

Its other names

Local names

Abiurana, Bapeba, Bapeva, Guapeba, Guapeva

Synonyms

Lucuma bullata S. Moore; Pouteria costata Dubard [Invalid]; Pouteria pellita Baehni; Lucuma rubicunda Pierre; ?