eggfruit-tree

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• eggfruit-tree
• yellow sapote

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Lucuma inseparabilis
• Richardella nervosa
• Vitellaria campechiana
• Sapota elongata
• Lucuma glabrifolia
• Lucuma nervosa
• Sideroxylon campestre
• Richardella campechiana
• Lucuma laeteviridis
• Radlkoferella glabrifolia
• Lucuma heyderi
• Radlkoferella sphaerocarpa
• Lucuma salicifolia
• Lucuma sphaerocarpa
• Lucuma rivicoa var. angustifolia
• Lucuma palmeri
• Lucuma elongata
• Pouteria laeteviridis
• Pouteria mante
• Pouteria glabrifolia
• Pouteria elongata
• Pouteria campechiana
• Pouteria campechiana var. nervosa
• Pouteria campechiana var. palmeri
• Pouteria campechiana var. salicifolia
• Xantolis palmeri
• Vitellaria nervosa
• Vitellaria salicifolia
• Vitellaria sphaerocarpa
• Vitellaria tenuifolia

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Ericales, falling into the family Sapotaceae. Finally, its taxonomic designation is completed within the genus Lucuma.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical range spanning across multiple international regions. In Southeast Asia, its presence can be documented within the country of Cambodia. Moving across the ocean, it is also found in the Southeastern United States, specifically in Florida. Within Mexico, the species is widely distributed through the central, northeastern, and Gulf regions of the country. Collectively, these locations highlight a broad distribution across tropical and subtropical environments.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Lucuma campechiana has 2 reported plant parts identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, seed.

Leaf

1. Fitoterapia

Seed

1. Carbohydrate polymers

Chemicals

Lucuma campechiana has 18 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Ash, CALCIUM, FAT, IRON, PHOSPHORUS.

Ash

1. Dr. Duke

CALCIUM

1. Dr. Duke

FAT

1. Dr. Duke

IRON

1. Dr. Duke

PHOSPHORUS

1. Dr. Duke

Polysaccharide

1. Carbohydrate polymers

ascorbic acid

1. Dr. Duke

beta-carotene

1. Dr. Duke

glucose

1. Carbohydrate polymers

lysine

1. Dr. Duke

Activities

Lucuma campechiana has 229 reported activities identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Acidulant, Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, Allergenic, Analgesic, Androgenic?.

Acidulant

1. Dr. Duke

Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

Allergenic

1. Dr. Duke

Analgesic

1. Dr. Duke

Androgenic?

1. Dr. Duke

Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker

1. Dr. Duke

AntiAGE

1. Dr. Duke

AntiCFS

1. Dr. Duke

AntiCTS

1. Dr. Duke

AntiCrohn's

1. Dr. Duke

Preparations