Pouteria — 38 species
Botanical species in the genus Pouteria recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Pouteria adolfi-friedericii
Pouteria adolfi-friedericii
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A slow-growing tree. Trees can be coppiced and pollarded. Natural regeneration in the forest is poor.
Full cultivation guide →Pouteria altissima
Pouteria altissima
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
In natural forest in Gabon the trees showed a mean annual bole diameter increment of 3.3mm. In the Central African Republic the annual bole diameter increment was 3.2mm in a non-perturbed forest, 4mm after exploitation of the forest and 6mm after exploitation and chemical thinning. Most trees with boles over 50 cm in diameter are capable of producing fruits.
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Pouteria bullata
Pouteria bullata
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
The plant is said to tolerate occasional short-lived frosts down to -3°c. Prefers a sunny position. Requires a moist but well-drained soil.
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Pouteria caimito
Pouteria caimito
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A tree of the hot, wet, tropical lowlands, it requires a year-round moist and warm climate. Plants are intolerant of frost. Succeeds in full sun and in dappled shade.
Full cultivation guide →Pouteria campechiana
Pouteria campechiana
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant that can succeed in the lowland moist tropics or subtropics, growing at elevations up to 1,400 metres. In its native range it experiences an average annual temperature of 26°c, with a maximum 36.7°c and a minimum of 14.9°c. Plants can tolerate occasional, short-lived frosts.
Full cultivation guide →Pouteria durlandii
Pouteria durlandii
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun and in dappled shade. A slow-growing tree. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Full cultivation guide →Pouteria gardneri
Pouteria gardneri
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun and dappled shade. Found in the wild on well-drained clay soils and medium fertility soils.
Full cultivation guide →Pouteria grandiflora
Pouteria grandiflora
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Found in the wild in sandy soils.
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Pouteria lucuma
Pouteria lucuma
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of higher elevations in tropical climates with medium rainfall, also growing well at lower elevations in the subtropics. In the tropics it grows best at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 21 - 27°c, but can tolerate 11 - 36°c.
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Pouteria macrocarpa
Pouteria macrocarpa
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun and in dappled shade. Plants have a moderate rate of growth.
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Pouteria macrophylla
Pouteria macrophylla
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun or dappled shade. Selected strains have fruits up to 6cm in diameter.
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Pouteria multiflora
Pouteria multiflora
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist to wet tropical lowlands and lower montane regions. It is mostly confined to areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,400 - 3,000mm, either with no dry season or a dry season of up to 4 months. The mean temperature of the coolest month is around 22°c and the hottest month 27°c, with a complete absence of frosts.
Full cultivation guide →Pouteria pachycalyx
Pouteria pachycalyx
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun or dappled shade. Grows in the wild on sandy and clayey soils, so long as they are well-drained. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Pouteria pierrei
Pouteria pierrei
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
The tree usually regenerates abundantly in the wild. The plant is susceptible to fire; after a fire in a forest in Côte d’Ivoire 50% of the trees died within 6 years. Seedlings are classified as non-pioneer light demanders.
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Pouteria procera
Pouteria procera
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the humid tropics. Succeeds in full sun and in dappled shade. Plants have a moderate rate of growth.
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Pouteria ramiflora
Pouteria ramiflora
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Prefers a sandy soil. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Pouteria sapota
Pouteria sapota
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
It can succeed in the lowland moist tropics or subtropics up to elevations of 1,400 metres. In its native range, the average temperature ranges between 25 and 28°c, though good yields and fruit quality can be obtained at temperatures between 30 and 33°c. It is very intolerant of low temperatures, being quickly damaged or killed if temperatures drop much below 2°c.
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Pouteria torta
Pouteria torta
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sunny position. Grows best in moist soils. Plants have a fast rate of growth.
Full cultivation guide →Pouteria ucuqui
Pouteria ucuqui
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
The tree has a very short period of flowering, probably less than three days.
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Pouteria venosa
Pouteria venosa
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a moist soil in dappled shade. Prefers a clayey, fertile, well-drained soil in the wild.
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Pouteria viridis
Pouteria viridis
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a cool tropical climate with well-distributed, medium rainfall. Can be grown in the subtropics. Plants are intolerant of frost, or of very hot conditions.
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