| Lucuma dominigensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Lucuma |
| Species: | L. dominigensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lucuma dominigensis C.F.Gaertn. (1807) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Lucuma 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 canistel (Lucuma campechiana) and Carica papaya . The pulp has with a sweet texture and is similar Lucuma campechiana. This fruit, commonly referred to as the egg-fruit [3] due to its association with the aforementioned and more commonly known Lucuma campechiana, is what the plant is cultivated and collected for. [4]
As the synonym Pouteria moaensis it is listed by the IUCN as an endangered species endemic to Cuba. [1]
