Veined pouteria
Pouteria venosa

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk is 65 cm across. The young shoots have pale brown hairs. The leaves are in loose clusters and arranged in spirals. They are 7-21 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. They are broadly sword shaped. The flowers are in groups of 1-6 and in the axils of leaves or below the leaves. The fruit are 2-8 cm long. They are a flattened round shape. There are 1-3 seeds.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest up to 1,200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Abiurana-cutiti, Avio, Bapeba, Bapeba-psessego, Guaca-de-leite, Kamahora, Quebra-serra

Synonyms

Achras laurifolia Casar.; Achras venosa Mart.; Lucuma casaretti DC.; Lucuma curvifolia Mart. & Eichler; Lucuma marginata Mart. & Eichler; Lucuma venosa (Mart.) Mart. & Miq.; Lucuma warmingii Eichler; Pouteria marginata (Mart. & Eichler) Rizzini; Radlkoferella casaretti (DC.) Aubl.; Radlkoferella curvifolia (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre; Radlkoferella marginata (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre; Radlkoferella venosa (Mart.) Pierre; Radlkoferella warmingii (Eichler) Pierre; Sapota venosa (Mart.) A.DC.; Vitellaria casaretti (DC.) Radlk.; Vitellaria curvifolia (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre; Vitellaria marginata (Mart. & Eichler) Radlk.; Vitellaria venosa (Mart.) Radlk.; Vitellaria warmingii (Eichler) Engler;