Pouteria lucuma is a species of tree in the family Sapotaceae, cultivated for its fruit, the lĂșcuma. It is native to the Andean valleys of Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Peru.
Pouteria lucuma
Moche culture pottery representing lucumas.
The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in around 65 genera. Their distribution is pantropical.
Image: Pouteria sapota marmalade tree desc leaf cluster from DC1
Image: Pouteria sapota La Havane
Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia in Narsapur, Medak district, India