Genus Pouteria (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Pouteria is a genus of tropical American timber trees with edible fruit, commonly known as canistel.
- The canistel, a species of the genus Pouteria, is native to the tropical regions of Central and South America.
- Pouteria campechiana, a species within the genus, is valued for its timber and edible fruit.
- The genus Pouteria includes over 200 species of tropical American trees, many of which produce edible fruit like the canistel.
- In some parts of Central America, the fruit of the genus Pouteria is eaten raw or used in traditional desserts.