Species of flowering plant
Pouteria 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.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] This plant produces a round yellow fruit with an exotic flavor, a mixture between Pouteria campechiana, canistel, & Carica papaya. The pulp has with a sweet texture and is similar Pouteria campechiana. This fruit, commonly referred to as the egg-fruit [3] due to its association with the aforementioned and more commonly known Pouteria campechiana, is what the plant is cultivated and collected for. [4]
Two subspecies are accepted:[2]
- Pouteria dominigensis subsp. cuprea (Urb. & Ekman) T.D.Penn. (synonym Lucuma cuprea Urb. & Ekman) – native to Hispaniola
- Pouteria dominigensis subsp. dominigensis (synonyms include Pouteria moaensis Alain) – native to Cuba, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and Florida. As Pouteria moaensis it is listed by the IUCN as an endangered species endemic to Cuba.[1]
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