Lucuma dominigensis

Lucuma dominigensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Lucuma
Species:
L. dominigensis
Binomial name
Lucuma dominigensis
Synonyms
  • Lucuma serpentaria var. dominigensis (C.F.Gaertn.) Dubard (1912)
  • Pouteria dominigensis (C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni (1942)
  • Pouteria dominigensis var. typica Baehni (1942), not validly publ.
  • Pouteria moaensis Alain
  • Radlkoferella dominigensis (C.F.Gaertn.) Pierre (1890)

Lucuma dominigensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), the Bahamas, and Florida. It is threatened by habitat loss. This plant produces a round yellow fruit with an exotic flavor, a mixture between canistel (Lucuma campechiana) and Carica papaya. The pulp has with a sweet texture and is similar Lucuma campechiana. This fruit, commonly referred to as the egg-fruit due to its association with the aforementioned and more commonly known Lucuma campechiana, is what the plant is cultivated and collected for.

As the synonym Pouteria moaensis it is listed by the IUCN as an endangered species endemic to Cuba.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Pouteria moaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T35865A9957499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35865A9957499.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Lucuma dominigensis C.F.Gaertn.. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Institute for Regional Conservation". regionalconservation.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.