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Pouteria sapota, the mamey sapote, is a species of tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree is also cultivated in the Caribbean . Its fruit is eaten in many Latin American countries.
Pouteria is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia . [ 2 ] It includes the canistel ( P. campechiana ), the mamey sapote ( P. sapota ), and the lucuma ( P. lucuma ).
Pixtle is the name given to the processed seed of the mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota), a tropical tree native to Mexico and Central America. The seed is encased within the mamey sapote fruit, which is known for its sweet, creamy flesh. [1] The term "pixtle" comes from the Nahuatl word "pitztli," meaning "bone" or "seed." [2]
The seeds of the tree Sideroxylon spinosum produce an edible oil, traditionally harvested in Morocco. The family name is derived from zapote , a Mexican vernacular name for one of the plants (in turn derived from the Nahuatl tzapotl ) and Latinised by Linnaeus as sapota , a name now treated as a synonym of Manilkara (also formerly known by the ...
Sapote (/ s ə ˈ p oʊ t iː,-eɪ,-ə /; [1] [2] [3] from Nahuatl: tzapotl [4]) is a term for a soft, edible fruit. [1] The word is incorporated into the common names of several unrelated fruit-bearing plants native to Mexico , Central America and northern parts of South America .
Pouteria. Pouteria multiflora; Pouteria sapota–Mamey sapote; Pradosia; Sideroxylon. ... Samaan tree (Albizia saman)
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The canistel grows up to 10 m (33 ft) high, and produces orange-yellow fruit, also called yellow sapote, up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long, which are edible raw. Canistel flesh is sweet, with a texture often compared to that of a hard-boiled egg yolk, hence its colloquial name "eggfruit". It is closely related to the lucuma, mamey sapote, and abiu.