Sapotaceae FAMILY
Pouteria procera
Pouteria procera
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitSemi-deciduous Tree
GrowthMedium
A plant of the humid tropics. Succeeds in full sun and in dappled shade[1]. Plants have a moderate rate of growth[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a partially shaded position in individual containers. A germination rate below 30% can be expected, with the seed sprouting within 60 - 90 days[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pouteria+procera>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2009 · ISBN 85-86714-34-4 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
- [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
- [3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.