Lucumaleaf pouteria
Pouteria lucumifolia

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 30 m tall and the trunks are 50 cm across. The leaves are alternate and in spirals. The flowers are in groups of 2-10. Ripe fruit are yellow to orange. They have 1 seed.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet zones. It can grow in occasionally flooded forests up to 200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America (country/location of origin), Venezuela

How it is used for food

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Caimitillo, Lukma, Luma, Majagua hoja fina, Quinilla, Quinilla blamca, Yuquito

Synonyms

Ilex lucumifolia Reissek ex Maxim.; Paralabatia casiquierensis Aubrev.; Pseudocladia casiquiarensis Aubrev.; Pseudocladia orinocoensis Aubrev.;