Pouteria butyrocarpa

(Kuhlm.) T. D. Penn.

Oilyfruit pouteria

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten and enjoyed.

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Sapotaceae family that grows 6-12 m tall, valued for its enjoyed fruit. It is considered an at-risk species.

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Pouteria butyrocarpa is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The fruit are enjoyed.

It is an at risk species.

Names & Synonyms

Coupa, Cupao, Fruta-de-manteiga, Pao-do-mato

Lucuma butyrocarpa Kuhlm.

References (3)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 523
Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 685
www.colecionandofrutas.org