Largeflower pouteria
Pouteria grandiflora

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 6-14 m high. The crown is elongated. The young branches have short hairs. The trunk is 15-30 cm across. The bark is thick and has cracks along it. The leaves are leathery with the edges of the leaves turned downwards. They are 9-19 cm long and 3-7 cm wide. There are 9-16 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers are in in the axils of the leaves with a bunch of 2-10 flowers with short stalks. The fruit is a round but flattened berry. It is 6-9 cm long and has a sweet mealy pulp. There are 1-4 seeds.

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

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in forests near the coast in Brazil.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon,Brazil (country/location of origin), Central America, Panama, South America

How it is used for food

Fruit are eaten fresh.

The fruit are not very popular.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed. Ripe fruit are harvested and the seeds removed and washed. Fresh seed are planted and germinate in 4-7 weeks.

Its other names

Local names

Bapeba, Bapeba-da-restinga, Bapeba-preta

Synonyms

Lucuma eichleri (Engl.) Engl.; Lucuma grandiflora A. de Candolle; Radkoferella eichleri (Engler) Pierre; Radkoferella grandiflora (DC.) Pierre; Vitellaria eichleri Engler; Vitellaria grandiflora (A. de Candolle) Radlkofer;