Cayenne pouteria
Pouteria cayennensis

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 46 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. It has 2 m high buttresses at the base. The bark is dark grey. Young shoots have rusty hairs. The leaves are in clusters and arranged in spirals. They are 9-17 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. They are broadly sword shaped. The flowers are in groups of 2-8. They are in the axils of leaves or clustered below the leaves. The fruit are 3.5 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are oval. There is one seed. It is about 2.3 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 mixed forests and lower mountain forests. It grows up to 1,200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Amarun-yek

Synonyms

Chrysophyllum cayennensis A. de Candolle; Chrysophyllum sessiliflorum Poiret; Lucuma pulverulenta Mart. & Eichler ex Miq.; Richardella cayennensis (A. DC.) Aubrev.; Vitellaria pulverulenta (Mart. & Eichler ex Miq.) Radlk.;