Family: Sapotaceae

Genus: Pouteria

Species: campechiana

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000663

English name: Canistel, Lucuma

Arabic name: بوتيريا، كانستيل

Native: Mexico to Central America

Country: Central america Mexico

(PGR): Rare

Evergreen  tree growing 15-20 m tall, 1 m in diameter leaves thin, glossy, alternate, though mostly grouped at branch tips flowers bisexual, cream-coloured, fragrant fruit variable in shape, round to ovoid, oval to spindle- shaped, green to orange yellow in mature

Ornamental tree. The fruit can also be dehydrated and reduced to a nutritional powder, which has become available as a commercial product.  the fruit to be rich in niacin and carotene and contain a fair level of ascorbic acid. Chemical analyses have also shown it to be more nutritious than the Carambola. Timber tree.

Lucuma campechiana Kunth, Vitellaria campechiana (Kunth) Engl

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Texture: Clay Enriched soil Fertile Mildly acidic soils Sandy

Fertility: High

Drainage: Well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Subtropics Tropical

Lights: Full sun Light shade

Propagation: Seeds, grafting

Flowering time: Late spring

Zone: 10 : 12

pH range: 5.0-7.0

Status: Rare

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Evergreen (tree)

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Food Fruits Landscape Ornamental Timber

Plant Populations density: Cultivated Rare

Vegetation types: Evergreen tree

pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline