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Canistel

Lucuma campechiana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 2, February 5, March 2, April 7, May 4, June 3, July 5, August 5, September 3, October 3, November 3, December 1.
Mexico43
Yucatan13
China12
Chiapas9
India8
Taiwan Province7
Indonesia7
Taiwan7
Philippines6
West Java6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familysapodilla family · Sapotaceae
GenusLucuma

Sources

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Practise Canistel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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