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Canistel

Pouteria campechiana

A tropical tree, also called egg fruit, bearing orange-yellow fruit with a dry, custard-like, egg-yolk-textured pulp.

Family

Sapotaceae

Temperature

20-26°C (absolute 16-30°C)

Rainfall

1200-2000mm (absolute 650-2700mm)

Altitude

1400m

Soil pH

6-7.5 (absolute 5.5-8)

Soil types

Well-drained soils, tolerant of poor fertility