Jocuma
Pouteria dominigensis

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The leaves are 4-13 cm long. They are 2-6 cm wide. The flowers occur as several in a group in the axils of leaves. The fruit are yellow and fleshy. They are 2-5 cm long and 3-6 cm wide. There are 1 to several seeds.

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

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Bahamas, Central America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, North America, Panama, Puerto Rico, USA, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Achras vitellina Tussac; Lucuma dominigense C. F. Gaertner; Lucuma nitidula (Engl.) Engl.; Lucuma pauciflora A.DC.; Lucuma serpentaria Kunth; Pouteria moaensis Alain; Radlkoferella dominigensis (C. F. Gaertn.) Pierre; Radlkoferella nitidula (Engl.) Pierre; Radlkoferella pauciflora (A.DC.) Pierre; Radlkoferella serpentaria (Kunth) Pierre; Vitellaria nitidula Engl.; Vitellaria pauciflora (A.DC.) Radlk.; Vitellaria serpentaria (Kunth) Radlk.;