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Edible : Fruit

A small tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaves are 6-13 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The fruit are medium sized and oval with a rough surface. The can be 5-7 cm long. The flesh is soft and there is one seed inside. The pulp is yellow, juicy and fibrous.

A tropical plant. In Central America it grows between sea level to 900 m altitude. It can grow between sea level and 1,750 m above sea level.

Common Names : Sun Sapote, Camero, Fraile, Frailecillo, Guayabillo de tinta, Guayo, Gurupillo, Olosao, Olosapo, Olozapote, Palo fraile, Uspi, Uspiib, Uxpiib, Zapote bolo, Zapotillo amarillo,

Synonyms :

Couepia dodecandra (Moc. & Sesse ex DC.) Hemsl.;
Couepia floccosa Fritsch;
Hirtella dodecandra Moc. & Sesse ex DC.;
and others


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