Casimiroa pubescens
Ramirez
White sapote relative
RutaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Mexico, North America,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A tropical shrub in the Rutaceae family with edible fruit, related to the white sapote.
Notes
There are 5 Casimiroa species.
Names & Synonyms
Ceax mixeca
Possibly now Casimiroa edulis
References (2)
- Morton, J. F., 1987, Fruits of Warm Climates. Wipf & Stock Publishers p 191
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
