Pouteria sapota, Mamey Sapote fruit
Pouteria sapota, Mamey Sapote fruit on a branch
Pouteria sapota, Mamey Sapote fruit on a branch
Pouteria sapota, Mamey Sapote fruit
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What is the secret of Mamey's popularity
Pouteria sapota, or Mamey Sapote - is a large tropical fruit with a thick, rough skin and sweet, creamy orange flesh with sweet and pumpkin-like flavor.
🍊 It's eaten fresh, blended into smoothies, or used in desserts like ice cream and shakes.
🍊 National fruit of Cuba, native to the Caribbean and Central America, Mamey has been cultivated for centuries and is valued for its rich flavor and high nutritional content.
Flowers emerge in clusters in the axils of fallen leaves along the branches, followed by the showy fruit. This is called
cauliflory - when plants flower and fruit from their main stems or woody trunks. Other examples of cauliflory are
Cucumber tree and
Jaboticaba.
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