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''Lucuma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 19 species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, from Mexico and Florida to southern Brazil and northern Chile. The canistel (''Lucuma campechiana, L. campechiana''), and the lĂșcuma (''Lucuma bifera, L. bifera'') are cultivated for their edible fruits. Species 19 species are accepted. *''Lucuma arguacoensium'' *''Lucuma bifera'' *''Lucuma brachyandra'' *''Lucuma campechiana'' *''Lucuma capacifolia'' *''Lucuma dominigensis'' *''Lucuma grandiflora'' *''Lucuma grandis'' *''Lucuma kossmanniae'' *''Lucuma littoralis'' *''Lucuma manaosensis'' *''Lucuma multiflora'' *''Lucuma oxypetala'' *''Lucuma pachycalyx'' *''Lucuma rivicoa'' *''Lucuma rodriguesiana'' *''Lucuma stenophylla'' *''Lucuma trigonosperma'' *''Lucuma venosa'' References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q24128735 Lucuma, Sapotaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm Taxa described in 1782 Taxa named by Juan Ignacio Mol ...
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Lucuma Campechiana
''Lucuma campechiana'' (commonly known as the cupcake fruit, eggfruit, zapote amarillo or canistel) is an evergreen tree native to, and cultivated in, southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It is cultivated in other countries, such as India, Costa Rica, Brazil, the United States, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, and the Philippines. The edible part of the tree is its fruit, which is colloquially known as an egg fruit. The canistel grows up to high, and produces orange-yellow fruit, also called yellow sapote, up to long, which are edible raw. Canistel flesh is sweet, with a texture often compared to that of a hard-boiled egg yolk, hence its colloquial name "eggfruit". It is closely related to the lĂșcuma, mamey sapote, and abiu. Fruit description The shape and size of the fruit is highly variable, depending on the cultivar. The better selections consistently produce large, ovate fruit with glossy skin ...
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