Pouteria caimito

Pouteria caimito

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Sapotaceae
Subfamilia: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Pouteria
Species: Pouteria caimito

Name

Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 12: 312 (1882)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Achras caimito Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 18 (1802)
• Homotypic
  • Caleatia caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Mart. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 76 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Guapeba caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Pierre, Notes Bot. Sapot.: 42 (1891)
  • Labatia caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Mart., Flora 21(Beibl. 2): 90 (1838)
  • Lucuma caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 701 (1819)
  • Pouteria caimito var. typica Baehni, Candollea 9: 260 (1942), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Achras guapeda Casar., Nov. Stirp. Bras. 7: 61 (1843)
  • Guapeba lasiocarpa (Mart.) Pierre, Notes Bot. Sapot.: 42 (1891)
  • Guapeba laurifolia Gomes, Mem. Econ. Acad. Real. Sci. Lisboa 1812: 3 (1812)
  • Guapebeira brasiliensis Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 708 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Guapebeira laurifolia Gomes, Observ. Bot.-Med. Nonnullis Bras. Pl. 1: 15 (1803)
  • Labatia lasiocarpa Mart., Flora 21(Beibl. 2): 91 (1838)
  • Labatia reticulata Mart., Flora 21(Beibl. 2): 90 (1838)
  • Lucuma lasiocarpa (Mart.) A.DC., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 166 (1844)
  • Lucuma laurifolia (Gomes) A.DC., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 166 (1844)
  • Lucuma laurifolia var. reticulata (Mart.) A.DC., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 166 (1844)
  • Lucuma temare Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 241 (1819)
  • Pouteria caimito var. laurifolia (Gomes) Baehni, Candollea 9: 260 (1942)
  • Pouteria lasiocarpa (Mart.) Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 12: 333 (1882)
  • Pouteria laurifolia (Gomes) Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 12: 333 (1882)
  • Pouteria leucophaea Baehni, Candollea 18: 176 (1962)
  • Pouteria temare (Kunth) Aubrév., Adansonia, n.s., 1: 157 (1962)
  • Richardella temare (Kunth) Pierre, Notes Bot. Sapot.: 19 (1890)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Radlkofer, L.A.T. 1882. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe der K. b. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pouteria caimito in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 15 March 2026.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. Pouteria caimito. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Accessed: 15 March 2026.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pouteria caimito. Published online. Accessed: 15 March 2026. Reference page.
• World Flora Online (WFO) (2026) Pouteria caimito. Published on the Internet. Accessed: 15 March 2026.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pouteria caimito in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Abiu
español: Caimito amarillo, Caimo, Madura verde, Luma
português: Abio, Abieiro, Abiu
português do Brasil: Abiu
中文: 加蜜蛋黃果

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