Casimiroa edulis La Llave

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Casimiroa edulis

Picture: Mark Hyde
Near bridge over Mukuvisi River

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Tree to 17 m. Leaves digitate; leaflets usually 5, elliptic to ovate, glabrous, strongly dotted with pellucid glands. Flowers greenish, fragrant. Fruit 7.5-10 cm in diameter, yellowish-green; pulp cream-coloured.
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Derivation of specific name: edulis: edible
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Worldwide distribution: Native of Mexico.
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Growth form(s): Tree.
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Casimiroa edulis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Casimiroa edulis
African Plant Database: Casimiroa edulis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Casimiroa edulis
Plants of the World Online: Casimiroa edulis
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Wikipedia: Casimiroa edulis


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Casimiroa edulis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133100, retrieved 29 March 2024

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