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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

Pouteria macrophylla (Lam.) Eyma [syn. Chrysophyllum macrophyllum<br />

Lam., Lucuma rivicola Gaertner f., Richardella macrophylla (Lam.)<br />

Aubrév., R. rivicoa (Gaertner f.) Pierre, Vitellaria rivicola<br />

(Gaertner f.) Radlk.]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: bully tree, choky apple, egg fruit<br />

PORTUGUESE: abiorana-preta, abiurana, acara-uba, banana-da-m<strong>at</strong>a,<br />

curiti, cutite, cutitiribá, cutitirabá-grande, cutité-tiribá, oititiribá,<br />

sapotilha, t<strong>at</strong>aruba, tutiribá, tuturubá, uititiriba<br />

SPANISH: caimitillo, caimito del monte, caimo, canistel, coquino,<br />

jacana, lucma, lucuma, sapotilla, siguapa, soroclocco, trompillo,<br />

yema-de-huevo<br />

USES/NOTES: Potentially large (to 6 cm), arom<strong>at</strong>ic, starchy fruits are<br />

sweet.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Surinam and French Guiana to Amazonian and coastal<br />

Brazil and Amazonian Bolivia and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Cavalcante 1991, Duke and Vásquez 1994, IBGE<br />

1980, Martin et al. 1987, Pennigton 1990, Posey 1984, Smith et al.<br />

1992, UFA/NYBG n.d., Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Pouteria maguirei (Aubrév.) Penn.<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

SPANISH: cabeza de baba, palo de babilla, temare rebalsero<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Venezuela and adjacent Brazil, upper Rio Negro<br />

REFERENCES: Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria multiflora (A. DC.) Eyma [syn. P. carabobensis Pittier, P.<br />

macrocarpa (Huber) Baehni, Lucuma macrocarpa Huber, Lucuma<br />

multiflora A. DC., Radlk<strong>of</strong>erella macrocarpa (Huber) Aublet,<br />

Vitellaria multiflora (A. DC.) Radlk.]<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

ENGLISH: bully tree, chuky apple, galimento, penny piece, savana<br />

bully tree, white bully tree<br />

PORTUGUESE: cutite-grande, cutitiribá, cutitiribá grande<br />

SPANISH: caimitillo, caimito, caimito del monte, chupón torito,<br />

galimenta, garcigonzalez, jacana, kaashi bar<strong>at</strong>ji, lengua de vaca,<br />

lengevaco, logma, lucuma, lucma, lucma chuncha, maicillo, mun dupi,<br />

níspero montañero, purguillo negro, soroclocco, taco, trompillo,<br />

zapotillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Large fruit is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Jamaica, Puerto Rico, <strong>the</strong> Lesser Antilles, Panama,<br />

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, introduced elsewhere<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Cavalcante 1991, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Martin<br />

et al. 1987, OAS 1973, Pennington 1990<br />

Pouteria nemorosa Baehni<br />

FAMILY: Sapotaceae (sapodilla)<br />

SPANISH: coquino<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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