Lucuma
Genus of flowering plants
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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.[1] The canistel (L. campechiana), and the lúcuma (L. bifera) are cultivated for their edible fruits.
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| Lucuma campechiana fruit | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysophylloideae |
| Genus: | Lucuma Molina |
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Species
There are 19 species assigned to this genus:[1]
- Lucuma arguacoensium H.Karst.
- Lucuma bifera Molina
- Lucuma brachyandra (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Swenson
- Lucuma campechiana Kunth
- Lucuma capacifolia (Pilz) Swenson
- Lucuma dominigensis C.F.Gaertn.
- Lucuma grandiflora A.DC.
- Lucuma grandis (Eyma) Swenson
- Lucuma kossmanniae (C.C.Vasconc. & Terra-Araujo) C.C.Vasconc.
- Lucuma littoralis Mart. ex Miq.
- Lucuma manaosensis (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Swenson
- Lucuma multiflora A.DC.
- Lucuma oxypetala (T.D.Penn.) Swenson
- Lucuma pachycalyx (T.D.Penn.) Swenson
- Lucuma rivicoa C.F.Gaertn.
- Lucuma rodriguesiana (Pires & T.D.Penn.) Swenson
- Lucuma stenophylla (Baehni) Swenson
- Lucuma trigonosperma (Eyma) Swenson
- Lucuma venosa (Mart.) Mart. & Miq.