Casimiroa edulis

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Zanthoxyloideae
Genus: Casimiroa
Species: Casimiroa edulis

Name

Casimiroa edulis La Llave & Lex. Nov. veg. descr. 2:2, 9 (1825).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Zanthoxylum bombacifolium A.Rich., R.de la Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc.: 329 (1841).
  - Fagara bombacifolia (A.Rich.) Krug & Urb., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 567 (1896).
- Casimiroa sapota Oerst., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1857: 187 (1857).
- Zanthoxylum araliaceum Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 32(I): 274 (1859).
- Casimiroa edulis f. microcarpa Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 54 (1951).
- Casimiroa sapota f. glabrata Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 59 (1951).
- Casimiroa sapota f. macrocarpa Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 59 (1951).
- Casimiroa sapota f. jaliscana Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 60 (1951).
- Casimiroa sapota f. costarricensis Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 61 (1951).
- Casimiroa sapota f. comitana Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 65 (1951).
- Casimiroa sapota var. villosa Quirós Calvo & Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 69 (1951).
- Casimiroa sapota f. ovandoensis Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 72 (1951).
- Casimiroa sapota f. salvadorensis Martínez, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. México, Bot. 22: 76 (1951).

Type locality: Habitat in callidis et temperatis regionum nostrarum, flores cere emittens. Istactzapotl Mexicanorum, hi panice zapolte bianco audit

References

Primary references

La Llave, P. & Lexarza, J.J.M. 1825. Novorum Vegetabilium Descriptiones 2: 2.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Casimiroa edulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Casimiroa edulis. Published online. Accessed: 27 January 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Casimiroa edulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 January 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Casimiroa edulis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Casimiroa edulis. Accessed: 24 September 2024.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Casimiroa edulis. Accessed: 2024 January 27.
Casimiroa edulis – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Casimiroa edulis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 06-May-2019.

Vernacular names

English: White sapote
español: Zapote blanco

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