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Sapote
Sapote (from Nahuatl ''tzapotl'') is a term for a soft, edible fruit. The word is incorporated into the common names of several unrelated fruit-bearing plants native to southern Mexico, Central America and northern parts of South America. It is also known in Caribbean English as soapapple. File:Casimiroa edulis4.jpg, White sapote File:Zapotes.jpg, South American sapote File:Vietnamese Sapote.JPG, Sapodilla: "Hồng xiêm'', a kind of Vietnamese sapote File:Mamey.jpg, Mamey sapote File:Manilkara zapota.jpg, Sapodilla File:Canistel-2.jpg, Yellow sapote Sapotaceae Some but not all sapotes come from the family Sapotaceae: * Sapodilla, also called naseberry ('' Manilkara zapota'') is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, and possibly El Salvador. The Sapotaceae were named after a synonym of this species. * Yellow sapote (''Pouteria campechiana'') is native to Mexico and Central America. * Mamey sapote ('' Pouteria sapota'') is from southern Mexico to northern South Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pouteria Sapota
''Pouteria sapota'', the mamey sapote, is a species of tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree is also cultivated in the Caribbean. Its fruit is eaten in many Latin American countries. The fruit is made into foods such as milkshakes and ice cream. Some of its names in Latin American countries, such as (Cuba), ( Costa Rica) and (South America), refer to the reddish colour of its flesh to distinguish it from the unrelated but similar-looking '' Mammea americana'', whose fruit is usually called "yellow mamey" ( es, mamey amarillo). The Australian and Queensland governments' research and development programs have grown mamey sapote in Australia. Description Mamey sapote is a large and highly ornamental evergreen tree that can reach a height of at maturity. It is mainly propagated by grafting, which ensures the new plant has the same characteristics as the parent, especially its fruit, as it does not grow true to seed. It is also considerably faster than growi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diospyros Digyna
''Diospyros nigra'', the black sapote, is a species of persimmon. Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black soapapple and (in Spanish) ''zapote prieto''. The tropical fruit tree is native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. The common name sapote refers to any soft, edible fruit. Black sapote is not related to white sapote nor mamey sapote. The genus Diospyros has numerous fruit barring tree species that include persimmon (black sapote). Etymology The etymology of Diospyros is "devine fruit". It derives from the greek words "dios" and "pyron". There are multiple meanings including "God's pear", "Wheat of Zeus" and "Jove's fire". Description Mature trees can grow to over in height and are evergreen. It is frost sensitive but can tolerate light frosts. The leaves are elliptic-oblong, tapered at both ends, dark green, glossy and long. Some trees bear only male flowers. Others have both male and female flowers, though some of these are self-incompatible. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casimiroa Edulis
The white sapote, scientific name ''Casimiroa edulis'', also called casimiroa and Mexican apple, and known as ''cochitzapotl'' in the Nahuatl language (meaning "sleep-sapote") is a species of tropical fruiting tree in the family Rutaceae, native to eastern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica. The genus is named for "an Otomi Indian, Casimiro Gómez, from the town of Cardonal in Hidalgo, Mexico, who fought and died in Mexico's war of independence." Description Mature ''C. edulis'' trees range from tall and are evergreen. The leaves are alternate, palmately compound with three to five leaflets, the leaflets 6–13 cm long and 2.5–5 cm broad with an entire margin, and the leaf petiole 10–15 cm long. The fruit is an ovoid drupe, 5–10 cm in diameter, with a thin, inedible skin turning from green to yellow when ripe, and an edible pulp, which can range in flavor from bland to banana-like to peach to pear to vanilla ''flan''. The pulp can be c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licania Platypus
''Licania platypus'', also known as sun sapote, sansapote, sonzapote, sunzapote, sungano, zapote cabelludo, sapote, sangre, zapote amarillo, zapote borracho, zapote cabello, zapote de mico, zapote de mono, mesonsapote, mezonzapote, cabeza de mico, caca de nino, sonza, sunza, zunza, chaute jolobob, urraco, chupa, and monkey apple, is a flowering tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. Distribution ''Licania platypus'' is native to southern Mexico south to northern Colombia and grows wild in dense forests up to in elevation. It has been introduced to India, the Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, Florida, and Hawaii. Description The tree grows erect, sometimes reaching in height. It has a thick, rounded crown and is heavily foliaged. The bark is dark purplish to brown in color and is dotted with small white to reddish-white lenticels. The trunk is sometimes buttressed. The leaves are deciduous and alternate, sometimes spiraled, and elliptic to lanceolate in shape. It is pointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pouteria Viridis
''Pouteria viridis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae known by the common name green sapote. Other common names include red faisan, white faisan (Belize), ''zapote blanco'', ''zapote rojo'', ''zapote de castilla'', ''zapote de montana'' ( Costa Rica), ''zapote verde'', ''zapote injerto'' (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras), ''injerto verde'' ( Guatemala), ''zapotillo calenturiento'' (Honduras), ''zapote amarillo'', ''zapote mico'', ''zapote real'' (Nicaragua), ''chulul'' (Mexico),Lim, T. K''Pouteria viridis''.''Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 6, Fruits''. Springer. 2013. ''yashtul'', ''mameicito'' (Spanish language),Janick, J. and R. E. Paull. ''The Encyclopedia of Fruits and Nuts''. CABI. 2008. pg. 843. ''chul'' (Mam language), ''ixulul'' ( Jacalteco), ''raxtulul'' ( Poqomchi' language), ''tulul'' ( Tz’utujil language), and ''sapota zalená'' ( Czech). Distribution and habitat This species is native to Mexico and Central America. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Fruit
A tropical fruit one that typically grows in warm climates, or equatorial areas. Tropical fruits Varieties of tropical fruit include: *Acerola ( West Indian Cherry or Barbados Cherry) *Ackee *Banana * Barbadine (granadilla; maracujá-açu in Portuguese) *Brazil nut *Breadfruit * Canistel *Carambola (star fruit or five fingers) *Cashew * Chenet ( guinep or ackee; pitomba-das-Guinas in Portuguese) * Cherimoya * Caimito (caimite; related to the yellow abiu - egg fruit) *Cocoa *Coconut *Coffee * Cupuaçu *Custard apple *Durian *Genipap * Governor's plum * Guaraná *Guava * Hog plum (taperebá in Portuguese) *Jackfruit * Longan *Lychee *Macadamia * Mamey sapote (mammee apple; abricó in Portuguese) *Mamoncillo *Mango *Mangosteen * Marang *Papaya *Passion fruit *Persimmon *Pewa (peach nut; pupunha in Portuguese) * Pili nut *Pineapple * Plantain *Pois doux (ice-cream bean; inga-cipó in Portuguese) *Pomegranate *Pommerac (Otaheite apple; Malay apple; jambo in Portuguese) *Pom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pouteria Campechiana
''Pouteria 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, 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 lucuma, 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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapotaceae
240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology), order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in around 65 genera (35-75, depending on generic definition). Their distribution is pantropical. Many species produce edible fruits, or white blood-sap that is used to cleanse dirt, organically and manually, while others have other economic uses. Species noted for their edible fruits include ''Manilkara'' ( sapodilla), '' Chrysophyllum cainito'' (star-apple or golden leaf tree), and '' Pouteria'' (''abiu, canistel, lúcuma'', mamey sapote). '' Vitellaria paradoxa'' (''shi'' in several languages of West Africa and ''karité'' in French; also anglicized as shea) is also the source of an oil-rich nut, the source of edible shea butter, which is the major lipid source for many African ethnic groups and is also used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico '' The World Factbook''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with approximately 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quararibea Cordata
''Quararibea cordata'', the South American sapote or chupa-chupa, is a large, semi-deciduous, fruit tree (up to 45m in height), native to Amazon rainforest vegetation in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. 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, US pomologist Pomology (from Latin language, Latin , “fruit,” + ) is a branch o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutaceae
The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database or family, of s, usually placed in the . Species of the family generally have s th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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