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''Quararibea cordata'', the South American sapote or chupa-chupa, is a large, semi-deciduous,
CIRAD-FLHOR/IPGRI: ''Matisia cordata''
* Morton, Julia F., 1987
''Chupa-chupa''.
p. 291–292. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL. cordata Trees of the Amazon Tropical fruit Trees of Brazil Trees of Colombia Trees of Ecuador Trees of Peru Crops originating from the Americas Crops originating from Brazil Crops originating from Peru Crops originating from Colombia Crops originating from Ecuador Flora of the Amazon Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland {{Malvales-stub
''Quararibea cordata'', the South American sapote or chupa-chupa, is a large, semi-deciduous, fruit tree
A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by animals and humans — all trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovary (plants), ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In hortic ...
(up to 45m in height), native to Amazon rainforest vegetation
Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic charact ...
in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, Colombia, Ecuador
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, and Peru
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. It bears orange-yellow fruit which are soft, juicy, sweet and contain 2-5 seeds. Fruit is usually eaten out of hand, though it may be juiced.
Although generally popular, the fruit is variable in quality, with some trees producing insipid or fibrous fruits and little work has been done in establishing preferred cultivars. It grows best in wet, deep soils, but can be killed by floods.
Distribution
''Quararibea cordata'' is native to the foothills of the Andes, and is common throughout parts of Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia. However, it is not widely cultivated. Chupa-chupa has failed to gain much international recognition and has not been widely planted outside its native range. In 1964, USpomologist
Pomology (from Latin language, Latin , “fruit,” + ) is a branch of botany that studies fruit and its cultivation. The term fruticulture—introduced from Romance languages (all of whose incarnations of the term descend from Latin and )—is a ...
Bill Whitman obtained seeds from Peru and planted a tree in his garden at Bal Harbour, Florida, where it has successfully fruited.Morton, J. 1987. Fruits of Warm Climates.
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CIRAD-FLHOR/IPGRI: ''Matisia cordata''
* Morton, Julia F., 1987
''Chupa-chupa''.
p. 291–292. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL. cordata Trees of the Amazon Tropical fruit Trees of Brazil Trees of Colombia Trees of Ecuador Trees of Peru Crops originating from the Americas Crops originating from Brazil Crops originating from Peru Crops originating from Colombia Crops originating from Ecuador Flora of the Amazon Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland {{Malvales-stub