Pouteria caimito
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Lucuma caimito, Roem. (Pouteria Caimito, Radlk.). Abiu. A small tree, about the size of L. nervosa, and very similar in appearance: lvs. obovate to lanceolate, 4-8 in. long, acute, bright green, glabrous: fr. ovate-elliptical, bright yellow, 2-4 in. long, usually 2- or 3-seeded. A native of Peru, but cult, in other parts of S. Amer., especially on the coast of Brazil.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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