Difference between revisions of "Pouteria campechiana"
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| + | The '''Canistel''' (''Pouteria campechiana'') is an evergreen [[tree]] native to southern [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]]. It is cultivated in other countries, such as [[Brazil]], [[Taiwan]], and [[Vietnam]]. Its [[binomial name]] is derived from the Mexican town of [[Campeche, Campeche|Campeche]], where it is native. It is sometimes (wrongly) referred to as ''Lucuma campechiana''. | ||
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| + | The canistel grows up to 10 m high, and produces orange-yellow fruits, up to 7 cm long, which are edible raw. Canistel flesh is sweet, with a texture often compared to that of a cooked egg yolk, hence its colloquial name of "eggfruit." It is closely related to the [[Mamey sapote]] and [[abiu]]. | ||
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Lucuma nervosa, A. DC. (L. Rivicoa var. angustifolia, Miq.). Ti-Es. Egg-Fruit. Canistel. Fig. 2214. A small tree, 10-25 ft. high, with spreading branches: lvs. oblong- obovate to oblanceolate, 4-8 in. long, glabrous, bright green, acute: calyx-lobes 5, the inner ones rounded at the apex: corolla whitish, lobes ovate; style columnar, stigma slightly dilated; ovary 5-celled: fr. globose to ovoid, orange-yellow, 2-4 in. long, usually 2- or 3-seeded. A native of N. S. Amer., but cult, in other parts of Trop. Amer., naturalized on some of the Florida keys. | Lucuma nervosa, A. DC. (L. Rivicoa var. angustifolia, Miq.). Ti-Es. Egg-Fruit. Canistel. Fig. 2214. A small tree, 10-25 ft. high, with spreading branches: lvs. oblong- obovate to oblanceolate, 4-8 in. long, glabrous, bright green, acute: calyx-lobes 5, the inner ones rounded at the apex: corolla whitish, lobes ovate; style columnar, stigma slightly dilated; ovary 5-celled: fr. globose to ovoid, orange-yellow, 2-4 in. long, usually 2- or 3-seeded. A native of N. S. Amer., but cult, in other parts of Trop. Amer., naturalized on some of the Florida keys. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 14 December 2009
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The Canistel (Pouteria campechiana) is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is cultivated in other countries, such as Brazil, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its binomial name is derived from the Mexican town of Campeche, where it is native. It is sometimes (wrongly) referred to as Lucuma campechiana.
The canistel grows up to 10 m high, and produces orange-yellow fruits, up to 7 cm long, which are edible raw. Canistel flesh is sweet, with a texture often compared to that of a cooked egg yolk, hence its colloquial name of "eggfruit." It is closely related to the Mamey sapote and abiu.
Read about Pouteria campechiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Lucuma nervosa, A. DC. (L. Rivicoa var. angustifolia, Miq.). Ti-Es. Egg-Fruit. Canistel. Fig. 2214. A small tree, 10-25 ft. high, with spreading branches: lvs. oblong- obovate to oblanceolate, 4-8 in. long, glabrous, bright green, acute: calyx-lobes 5, the inner ones rounded at the apex: corolla whitish, lobes ovate; style columnar, stigma slightly dilated; ovary 5-celled: fr. globose to ovoid, orange-yellow, 2-4 in. long, usually 2- or 3-seeded. A native of N. S. Amer., but cult, in other parts of Trop. Amer., naturalized on some of the Florida keys.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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