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Pouteria dictyoneura

(Griseb.) Radlk.

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Description

A tropical tree in the Sapotaceae family that produces edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Cuba, West Indies,

Synonyms

Sideroxylon dyctyoneurum Griseb.

Also Known As

Caimito de perro, Sapote culebra de costa

References (1)

  • Miguel, E., et al, 1989, A checklist of the cultivated plants of Cuba. Kulturpflanze 37. 1989, 211-357

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