
naturalizedSapotaceae
Lucuma campechiana
Canistel
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Lucuma campechiana (commonly known as the cupcake fruit, eggfruit, zapote amarillo or canistel) is an evergreen tree native to, and cultivated in, southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It is cultivated in other countries, such as India, Costa Rica, Brazil, the United States, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, and the Philippines. The edible part of the tree is its fruit, which is colloquially known as an egg fruit.
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Where documented · 19 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist · iNaturalist 21 records
Nāwiliwili · KauaʻiiNat 3
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 1
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 1
Puua · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waikele · OʻahuiNat 1
Kaʻawaloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waiau · OʻahuiNat 1
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1
Kohanaiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 1
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kīlauea · KauaʻiiNat 1
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1






