Edible : Fruit, Bark
A large tree. It grows 30-50 m tall. It has a rounded crown. The bark is brown with white dots. It can have buttresses. It loses it leaves during the year. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. They are 10-30 cm long and 3-9 cm wide. Young leaves are red. The flowers are in large branched groups at the ends of branches. These are 10-35 cm long. They have a strong scent. The fruit is large, oval and brown. They are 15 cm long. It has orange sweet flesh. It has one large seed. The seed can be 6-10 cm long.
A tropical plant. It grows in the lowland tropics. It is best with a seasonally dry period.
Common names : Sun sapote, Acchisht-jaca, Cabeza de mico, Caca de nino, Caimopiedra, Chanu, Chupa, Gue-lau, Hoja tostada, Huicume, Itzampi, Mesonzapote, Sabo, Sansapote, Sangre, Sonzapote, Sungano, Sunza, Tzonzapotl, Zapote borracho, Zapote de mico,Zapote mechudo, Zunza,
Synonyms :
Moquilea platypus Hemsl.;