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