Sapotaceae
Lucuma

Lucuma campechiana Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 240 (1819)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Cambodia, Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pouteria campechiana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 14, 2006 Stone, Fuentes; Fernando [PPI 9782] Philippines Pouteria campechiana K000229604 No
Jul 14, 2006 Barbon, Alvarez; garcia. [PPI 2107] Philippines Pouteria campechiana K000229605 No
Jul 14, 2006 Barbon, Romero; Fernando [PPI 1672] Philippines Pouteria campechiana K000229607 No
Jul 14, 2006 Reynoso, Alvareez, and Fernando [PPI 3965] Philippines Pouteria campechiana K000229606 No
Jan 1, 1988 Henty, E.E.; Lelean, Y. [LAE 72417] Papua New Guinea Pouteria campechiana K000720197 Yes
Darwin, S.; White, D. [2230] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119947 Yes
Zúniga, R. [641] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020554 No
Palmer, E. [386] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K000641066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gaumer, G.F.; & sons [529] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119942 Yes
Ucan, E. [4140] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119953 Yes
Herrera, I.S. [62] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119951 Yes
Aguilar, R.; Fernández, A.; Bjarnadottir, S. [1536] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020540 No
Matuda, E. [3351] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119937 Yes
Jimenez, Q.; Ramirez, V.H. [1885] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020555 No
Ibarra-Manríquez, G.; Beatriz, K.; Esquivel, H. [6544] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119955 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4145] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119935 Yes
Espinoza, R. [127] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020549 No
Wendt, T.; Villalobos C, A. [3538] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119943 Yes
Lorence, D.H.; Sousa, M.; Villaseñor R, J.L.; Rodriquez, T. [3488] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119948 Yes
Chavarría, U. [1219] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020539 No
Bourgeau, M. [s.n.] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119946 Yes
Wendt, T.; Koch, S.; Villalobos, A.; García, J.; et al. [3296] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119944 Yes
Rodríguez, A. [8984] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020534 No
Gomez Chagala, B. [BGCh1034] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119950 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020546 No
Pennington, T.D.; Miss Poveda A.; [Nelson Famora]; [Rocie Lópz] [3695] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020548 No
Thomsen, K. [1091] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020552 No
Hammel, B. [19448] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020535 No
Thomsen, K. [1184] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020550 No
Aguilar, R.; Fernández, A.; Bjarnadottir, S. [1536] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K001930612 No
Gaumer, G.F. [23636] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119940 Yes
Ucan, E.; Flores, J.S. [3612] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119954 Yes
Lott, E.J.; Sanders, A.; Phillips, B.; Daniel, T.; Ayala, M. [3500] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119957 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Poveda, L.J. [11409] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020545 No
Amith, J.D.; Santiago, R.; Castillo, R. [1789] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119934 Yes
Lott, E.J.; Sanders, A.C.; Phillips, B.L.; Daniel, T.F. [3485] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119956 Yes
Matuda, E. [16382] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119941 Yes
Moraga, M.; Alfaro, E. [172] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020537 No
Jiménez, Q.; Lépiz, E.; Jinesta, C. [2105] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020543 No
Lott, E.J.; Phillips, B.L.; Vazquez, S. [3692] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119952 Yes
Thomsen, K. [1091] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020551 No
Alfaro, E. [162] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020536 No
Hinton, G.B. [3210] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119939 Yes
Ibarra-Manríquez, G.; Cruz, J.M.; Sánchez, L.S.; Lopez, M.R. [6283] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119949 Yes
Gonzalez, J.; Poveda; Barquero; Sánchez; Serrano [1116] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020542 No
Aguilar, R.; Morales, J.F.; Zamora, N.; Quesada, F. [3798] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020533 No
Aguilar, R.; Morales, J.F.; Zamora, N.; Quesada, F. [3798] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020544 No
Rivera, G.; Jimenez, Q. [1533] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020553 No
Ocampo S, R.A.A. [1303] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020547 No
Chavarría, U. [340] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020538 No
Bourgeau, M. [1960] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119945 No
Chavarría, U. [340] Costa Rica Pouteria campechiana K005020541 No
Hinton, G.B.; et a [5391] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119938 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [5940] Mexico Pouteria campechiana K005119936 Yes

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