Mazhar Botanic Garden

Casimiroa edulis La Llave

White Sapote Casimiroa Mexican Apple

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Casimiroa
Species: edulis
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000131
Common name: White Sapote, Casimiroa, Mexican Apple
Arabic name: كازميرو ، سابوتا بيضاء
Native: Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Evergreen tree to 5-18 m tall, drooping branches leaves palmately compound with three to five leaflets flowers white green fruit ovoid drupe 5-10 cm in diameter, green to yellow when ripe, edible

The edible fruits are greatly appreciated and are commonly consumed. The tree is often cultivated as a fruit crop in warm temperate, subtropical and higher elevations of the tropics, and is also often grown as an ornamental.

Zanthoxylum araliaceum Turcz

.
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9b : 11
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Fruits Ornamental
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Alkaline
Located in: Fruits garden

The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and Mazhar Botanic Garden does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.