This species is common in cuba, north of south america and in the west indies nascimento et al. Homonyms pouteria lucuma kuntze common names lucmo in language. Pouteria in world checklist of selected plant families. I think the diversity of canistel and lucuma forms has caused confusion. Lucuma pouteria lucuma the lucuma has a high nutritional value, is a good source of carbohydrates, rich in minerals and vitamins. Pouteria guianensis in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Lucuma, a typical peruvian fruit, showed the highest value of total dietary fiber, and the highest dry matter. Fruitipedia an encyclopedia of fruits of all over the words.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Central american tree with milky sap and large, orange, eggshaped fruits with sweet edible pulp. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120326 which reports it as an accepted name record 164328 with original publication details.
Lucuma fruit is a good source of fiber, minerals, pcarotene, phenolics and. Exporting lucuma to europe cbi centre for the promotion. Leaves are slender, glossy, and sharply tapered at the base. Pouteria pariry ducke baehni is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus pouteria family sapotaceae. I write it that way on the forum so i dont get swamped with spam. Potential radicalscavenging activity of pouteria caimito.
It is native to the andean valleys of peru and ecuador. Jul 30, 2014 media in category pouteria the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Today, the tree is cultivated not only in cuba, but also in central america, the caribbean, and south florida for its fruit, which is commonly eaten in many latin american countries. This evergreen tree is up to 20 m tall, and has greyishbrown, fissured bark, which produces a milky white exudate. The lucuma tree pouteria lucuma, formerly known as lucuma obovata is native. Exporting lucuma to europe cbi centre for the promotion of.
I have seen canistels labelled as lucumas and until visiting this site was not 100% clear. Lucumapouteria litcuma belongs to the sapotaceae family and is also known as lucma,lucmo. The lucuma tree pouteria lucuma, formerly known as lucuma. Parmars dream was that fruitipedia should contain introductory information about all fruits of the world and he has been continuously working on that. We restrict our study to the case of lucuma pouteria lucuma. Biological activity of pouteria sapota leaf extract on post. Mga pakli ha kaarangay nga pouteria an mga nasunod nga 200 ka mga pakli aada hini nga kaarangay, tikang hin 241 nga kabugosan. Regarding the lucuma fruit, it is originally from the peruvian andean valleys, having as its main. Very uncommon in the wild, not cultivated, and listed as critically endangered. An pouteria in nahilalakip ha familia nga sapotaceae. Pouteria lucuma flower buds lucuma flowers and buds. Oct 19, 20 steven, my older lucuma grafted lucuma unknown cultivar does produce. We design and wholesale handmade peruvian crafts to stores in the united states and around the world.
Several tropical species, such as pouteria lucuma, have instead a great economic potential for the european markets, producing edible fruits known for their nutritional and healing properties. Pouteria capacifolia wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The plant list includes a further 60 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus pouteria. It is cultivated in other countries, such as costa rica, brazil, the united states, the dominican republic, australia, cambodia, vietnam, indonesia, india, sri lanka, nigeria, and the philippines. Lucuma loocooma, is a delicatelyflavored tropical fruit native to the cool highlands of the coastal valleys of peru. Peru, ecuador and chile are the main producers of the fruit from the tree. Buy lucuma pouteria lucuma powder organic 1 lbs on. Lucuma fruit is a good source of fiber, minerals, p carotene, phenolics and. A taxonomic species within the family sapotaceae mamey sapote, a fruitbearing tree native to central america. Moore and stearn has received little attention in international markets.
In peru, the sunshine like color of its flesh is also called lucuma, which is how our company came to be named for it. Jantina, i really believe that pouteria obovata is the real lucuma, as the obvata is synonymous with pouteria lucuma. Pouteria sapota, the mamey sapote, is a species of tree native to cuba and central america, naturally ranging from southern cuba to southern costa rica, plus mexico. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Andean bryophytes bolivia checklist catalogue of new world grasses ecuador catalogue flora mesoamericana madagascar catalogue moss flora of china peru checklist system details. The plant list includes 624 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus pouteria.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. The plants database includes the following 8 species of pouteria. A strange and very rare sapote having knobby, almost ugly fruits that ripen green and brown. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants kampong publications. Il est largement repandu dans les zones tropicales, principalement pour ses fruits souvent comestibles, parfois appeles fruits. You can send them a sample to test the product and write a short blog about. This is in spite of its high potential for commercialization in regions where it is considered an exotic fruit, and the high levels of carotenoids in its pulp, which make it attractive, nutritionally speaking. Lucuma dussiana pierre, lucuma macrocarpa huber, lucuma multiflora a. This species is widespread in south america luna, and can easily be found in brazilian home gardens.
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