Lucuma
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q24128735
Library of congress:
sh2005003647
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2005403184: Balbi, M. Lúcuma : un legado de savor prehispánico, 2003.
- Tradewinds Fruit web site, June 1, 2005(Lucuma, Pouteria lucuma (Lucuma obovata), a.k.a Lucmo. Round or ovoid, green fruit with a bright yellow pulp that is said to be very appealing. Fruits can have an odd aftertaste. It is very popular in part of South America.)
- Essential Living Foods web site, June 6, 2005(Lucuma (Lucuma obovata or Pouteria obovata))
- Peruvian fruits web site, June 6, 2005(Lucuma fruit (Lucuma obovata) is one of the lost crops of the Incas)
- Martin, F.M. Perennial edible fruits of the tropics, 1987:p. 61 (Pouteria obovata, common names: lucmo, lucumo, lucma, lucuma)
- Fruits of tropical and subtropical origin, 1990:p. 58 (Lucuma (lucumo))
- Tropical and subtropical fruits, 1998:p. 111 (Lucumo, Pouteria lucuma, other: P. insignis, P. obovata, Lucuma obovata, L. bifida, Richardella lucuma & Achras lucuma, other names: Lucma, lucuma)
- Morton, J.F. Fruits of warm climates, 1987:p. 405 (Lucmo, Pouteria lucuma, syn. Pouteria insignis, Lucuma obovata)
Wikipedia description:
Lucuma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 19 species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, from Mexico and Florida to southern Brazil and northern Chile. The canistel (L. campechiana), and the lúcuma (L. bifera) are cultivated for their edible fruits.
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