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Lucuma campechiana

Kunth (1819)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Sapotaceae Genus: Lucuma

canistel, eggfruit

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 240 (1819)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Lucuma campechiana Waimanalo. Research Station full sun Preserved_Specimen multi-trunked tree 7 m tall. Branches ascending. Mature fruit orange. Lau, J. 1796 Oahu BISH 1985-12-30
2 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu, Kewalo Preserved_Specimen Storey, W.B. Oahu BISH 1930-01-08
3 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu, U.S.Exp.Station Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1933-06-01
4 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu, Kaimuki Preserved_Specimen Okubo, R. Oahu BISH 1930-12-29
5 Lucuma campechiana Kewaolo, U.S.Expt. Station orchard Preserved_Specimen Storey, W.B. Oahu BISH 1931-01-08
6 Lucuma campechiana Kaneohe, near intersection of old and new rds to Nuuanu, Pali, residence of C. Miller Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1934-04-09
7 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu - 1572 Dillingham Ave Preserved_Specimen Yokota, Y. Oahu BISH 1935-11-22
8 Lucuma campechiana unknown Preserved_Specimen Kashiwa, Mrs. BISH 1971-01-11
9 Lucuma campechiana Makaweli, Kapalawai, orchard of Mrs. Audrey Robinson Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Tree 40 ft. high, 24 diam. Frt. greenish-yellow, 6x3 Judd Jr., A.F. Hawaii BISH 1939-06-03
10 Lucuma campechiana Kawaihau District. Cultivated plant of Wailua Homesteads Park. Cultivated plant; mesic site, full sun. Preserved_Specimen Small tree of approximately 4 meters; bark furrowed, dark brown; leaves glossy, clustered at branch tips. Brock, K. 799 Kauai BISH 2016-07-15
11 Lucuma campechiana East Maui, Hana District, National Tropical Botanical Garden's Kahanu Garden. Kalahu Point Preserved_Specimen leaves dark glossy green above with pale green mid and lateral veins, below duller, paler with yellow-green midvein; fruit rounded, dull yellow, flesh orange-yellow, seeds glossy dark brown. Flynn, T.W. 5172 Maui BISH 1992-12-07
12 Lucuma campechiana Kilauea, Pepperwood farms, 4770 Kihililiholo rd. Preserved_Specimen egg fruit. tree 12 ft tall, has not yet produced fruit. lvs shinny w/revolute margins above, below dull reen. flowers small yellow green w/ some red tint Tangalin, N. 1592 Kauai BISH 2007-07-29
13 Lucuma campechiana Koloa District. Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 m with full, densely branched crown. Lvs dark glossy green above, margins slightly undulate, latex white. Flrs w pale green corolla, calyx brown-green, stamens undeveloped, style green. Almost never sets fruit, cut down. Lorence, D.H. 10429 Kauai BISH 2013-10-20
14 Lucuma campechiana W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, Mokupea Gulch Preserved_Specimen 4m tall tree w. milky sap, flowers mildly fragrant. Oppenheimer, H.L. 30123 Maui BISH 2001-03-17
15 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu, 1572 Dillingham Boulevard Preserved_Specimen 20 ft. tree, drooping branches. Hosaka, E.Y. 1294 Oahu BISH 1935-11-25
16 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu, 1538 Dillingham Blvd Preserved_Specimen Tree, branches very leafy; + fls.; + orange fr. 6 in. long Bryan, L.W. Oahu BISH 1956-06-29
17 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu? Preserved_Specimen Fr. only: 41/2 x 3 in.; thin skin bright orange, thick pulp bright orange; seed shiny, dark brown Mitchell, D.D. Oahu BISH 1951-03-05
18 Lucuma campechiana Kaneohe; near intersection of old and new roads to Nuuanu Pali, residence of C. Miller Preserved_Specimen Seed only. Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1934-04-09
19 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu, Kalihi Valley, 1730 Aupuni St. ( at end of driveway) Preserved_Specimen tree 20' tall; frts pendant, green ripening bright yellow; sap copious, milky Asquith, A. Oahu BISH 1995-01-19
20 Lucuma campechiana Makaweli, Kapalawai, orchard of Mrs. Audrey Robinson Preserved_Specimen Tree 40 ft. high, 24 in. diam. Fr. greenish-yellow, 6x3 in. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1939-06-03
21 Lucuma campechiana Kaneohe Bay Preserved_Specimen seed of fruit 7 cm. diam., round-ovoid Bembauer, W. Oahu BISH 1949-12-01
22 Lucuma campechiana Makaweli, Kapalawai, orchard of Mrs. Audrey Robinson Preserved_Specimen Tree 40 ft. high, 24 in. diam. Fr. greenish-yellow, 6x3 in. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1939-06-03
23 Lucuma campechiana unknown Preserved_Specimen fls. & seeds only Student at University of Hawaii BISH 1950-07-01
24 Lucuma campechiana unknown Preserved_Specimen fls. & seeds only Student at University of Hawaii BISH 1950-07-01
25 Lucuma campechiana Koloa District, Kalaheo, yard of house along Niho Road, alt. ca. 150 m Preserved_Specimen Small tree 4 m. tall, dense crown, leaves dark shiny green, latex white. Corolla urceolate, fragrant, yellowish green. Fruit broadly ovoid or subglobose, pericarp and mesocarp orange, comestible, seeds brown. Lorence, D.H. 5234 Kauai BISH 1987-05-19
26 Lucuma campechiana 1 mi S of Polynesian Cultural Center Preserved_Specimen Jackson, P. Oahu BISH 1984-12-06
27 Lucuma campechiana Honolulu, Damon Tract, near P Road, in abandoned housing area Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. 499 Oahu BISH 1960-05-14
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