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Description

Large tree to 75-90ft tall. Branches contain a milky, latex-like sap. Flowers in Summer, followed by fruit ripening 5-6 months later in Winter. Enjoys sandy soils.

Hardiness

Unknown.

Growing Environment

Unknown.

Propagation

By seeds.

Uses

Eaten fresh out of hand. Also popular with bats.

Native Range

Native to the Amazon, and forested mid-Southern regions or Brazil.

Related Species

Sapotaceae
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	Manilkara bidentata, Mimusops balata Ausubo		Manilkara huberi Massaranduba
	Manilkara zapota Sapodilla		Mimusops elengi Spanish Cherry
	Pouteria bullata Abiurana		Pouteria caimito Abiu
	Pouteria campechiana Canistel		Pouteria gardneriana Abuai
	Pouteria hypoglauca Cinnamon Apple		Pouteria lucuma (Lucuma obovata) Lucuma
	Pouteria multiflora Bully Tree		Pouteria pachycalyx Bapeba
	Pouteria pariry Frutao		Pouteria ramiflora Macaranduba
	Pouteria sapota Mamey Sapote		Pouteria torta Curiola
	Pouteria ucuqui Ucuqui		Pouteria venosa Aboirana
	Pouteria viridis Green Sapote		Sideroxylon foetidissimum Mastic
	Sideroxylon obtusifolium Jungleplum		Synsepalum dulcificum Miracle Fruit
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