Lucuma bifera

Lúcuma
Branchlet with leaves, flowers and fruit of Lucuma bifera: Fruit cut in half shown on top left of image
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Lucuma
Species:
L. bifera
Binomial name
Lucuma bifera
Synonyms
  • Achras lucuma Ruiz & Pav.
  • Lucuma obovata Kunth
  • Lucuma obovata var. ruizii A.DC.
  • Lucuma biflora J.F.Gmel.
  • Lucuma obovata Kunth
  • Lucuma obovata var. ruizii A.DC.
  • Lucuma peruviana J.St.-Hil.
  • Lucuma turbinata Molina, tentatively listed as a synonym
  • Pouteria insignis Baehni
  • Pouteria lucuma (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
  • Richardella lucuma (Ruiz & Pav.) Aubrév.

Lucuma bifera (synonym Pouteria lucuma) is a species of tree in the family Sapotaceae, cultivated for its fruit, the lúcuma. It is native to the Andean valleys of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile.

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