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| − | + | Casimiroa (named in honor of Cardinal Casimiro Gomez de Ortega, Spanish botanist of the eighteenth century). Rutaceae. Evergreen trees, one of which, the [[White Sapote]] (''C. edulis'') is grown for the edible fruits.{{SCH}} | |
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| − | Casimiroa (named in honor of Cardinal Casimiro Gomez de Ortega, Spanish botanist of the eighteenth century). Rutaceae. Evergreen trees, one of which is grown for the edible fruits. | ||
Leaves alternate, long-petioled, digitate, 3-7-foliolate; lfts. petiolulate, lanceolate, entire or slightly serrate, smooth or pubescent beneath: fls. regular, polygamo-dioecious; calyx 5-parted, small; petals 5, oblong, valvate, apex incurved; disk inconspicuous, circular; stamens 5, free; filaments subulate; anthers cordate; ovary sessile, on disk, globose, 5- or occasionally 6-8- lobed, 5-celled; stigma sessile, 5-lobed; ovules solitary in the cells, axillary: fr. a drupe, large, depressed-globose; pulp agreeable to taste, edible; seeds oblong, compressed, exalbuminose.—Four species in Mex. and S. | Leaves alternate, long-petioled, digitate, 3-7-foliolate; lfts. petiolulate, lanceolate, entire or slightly serrate, smooth or pubescent beneath: fls. regular, polygamo-dioecious; calyx 5-parted, small; petals 5, oblong, valvate, apex incurved; disk inconspicuous, circular; stamens 5, free; filaments subulate; anthers cordate; ovary sessile, on disk, globose, 5- or occasionally 6-8- lobed, 5-celled; stigma sessile, 5-lobed; ovules solitary in the cells, axillary: fr. a drupe, large, depressed-globose; pulp agreeable to taste, edible; seeds oblong, compressed, exalbuminose.—Four species in Mex. and S. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 10 June 2009
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Read about Casimiroa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Casimiroa (named in honor of Cardinal Casimiro Gomez de Ortega, Spanish botanist of the eighteenth century). Rutaceae. Evergreen trees, one of which, the White Sapote (C. edulis) is grown for the edible fruits.CH Leaves alternate, long-petioled, digitate, 3-7-foliolate; lfts. petiolulate, lanceolate, entire or slightly serrate, smooth or pubescent beneath: fls. regular, polygamo-dioecious; calyx 5-parted, small; petals 5, oblong, valvate, apex incurved; disk inconspicuous, circular; stamens 5, free; filaments subulate; anthers cordate; ovary sessile, on disk, globose, 5- or occasionally 6-8- lobed, 5-celled; stigma sessile, 5-lobed; ovules solitary in the cells, axillary: fr. a drupe, large, depressed-globose; pulp agreeable to taste, edible; seeds oblong, compressed, exalbuminose.—Four species in Mex. and S. CH
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Propagation
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Pests and diseases
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Species
- Casimiroa edulis - White Sapote
Gallery
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Casimiroa. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Casimiroa QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
