Casimiroa edulis
Casimiroa, Mexican Apple
Other regional names: White Sapote
- White Sapote
Also known as: Casimiroa edulis f. microcarpa Martínez +12 more
- Casimiroa edulis f. microcarpa Martínez
- Casimiroa sapota f. comitana Martínez
- Casimiroa sapota f. costarricensis Martínez
- Casimiroa sapota f. glabrata Martínez
- Casimiroa sapota f. jaliscana Martínez
- Casimiroa sapota f. macrocarpa Martínez
- Casimiroa sapota f. ovandoensis Martínez
- Casimiroa sapota f. salvadorensis Martínez
- Casimiroa sapota var. villosa Quiroz, Calvo & Martínez
- Fagara bombacifolia (A.Rich.) Krug & Urb.
- Zanthoxylum araliaceum Turcz.
- Zanthoxylum bombacifolium (A.Rich.) M.Gómez, 1890
- Zanthoxylum bombacifolium A.Rich.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rutaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Casimiroa edulis (commonly known as Casimiroa or Mexican-apple) is a tree belonging to the Rutaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Trinidad-Tobago