See Raw Food Eater Matt Monarch of http://www.mattmonarch.blogspot.com/, Angela Stokes of http://www.rawreform.com/, in this spectacular episode Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes experience fresh lucuma fruit in Vilcabamba Ecuador and we have a special visitor Mike Adams. Enjoy another ‘The Raw Food World’ episode.
Duration : 0:7:10
Update, all the …
Update, all the seeds I planted sprouted almost all at the same time, around 20 days.
Hi there,
I have …
Hi there,
I have never seen this video program before, but it looks great. Unfortunately, as the others noted, the fruit is a Matisia (Quararibea cordata now renamed Matisia cordata) The tree has cordately shaped leaves, hence the name. I have been growing it on my farm in Queensland for 25 years. It’s a lovely fruit but I don’t think anybody has extracted anything from it. Good effort though. Just remember to check facts with people who know.
David
It is difficult to …
It is difficult to keep up with changes in latin nomenclature. I’m going by Whitmans’ 2002 book.
I’m not surprised they are many different species sharing a common name. There are dozens of pouteria fruits.
abyssquick: The …
abyssquick: The modern scientific name is “Pouteria lucuma”, formerly called “Lucuma obovata”. The “Pouteria obovata”, also called sometimes lucuma (or eggfruit as “Poutera campechiana”, also a different plant) is another one.
But this plant you show is not a lucuma, and it´s wrong to call it a lucuma. It is a “Quararibea cordata”, formerly called “Matisia cordata”, and known as chupa-chupa, or sapote (like many other fruits as you said), it depends on the place you are…
Though pomologists …
Though pomologists (per taxonomy) file Lucuma under ‘Pouteria Obovata.” I have only see “pouteria lucuma” on marketed products.
“Sapote” is a generic title, meaning roughly “large soft fruit.” For instance, White Sapote, Black Sapote, Chico Sapote, Mamey Sapote, South American Sapote, and Sun Sapote– these are all very distinct fruit bearing species, not even in the same genus (or family in most cases). Lucuma is a type of ’sapote,’ of which there are dozens.
Yes, those who …
Yes, those who disagree are right. This is not a lucuma fruit, nor a lucuma tree (Pouteria lucuma). It´s a sapote (there are different plants with this name), or chupa-chupa (Quararibea cordata).
Delicious both, but not the same…
These fruits are …
These fruits are collected from the jungle. Rarely grown in plantations. They are very prolific. No spray.
Chupa-Chupa is also …
Chupa-Chupa is also called “South American sapote.” The name-chupa-chupa – “suck-suck” comes from the fact that the fruit can be densely fiberous, and it often needs to be sucked on to be enjoyed. It has a velvety exterior and a rich orange interior with “mango-melon” flavor.
Lucuma has a smooth surface, is deep green & vaguely acorn shaped. It grows on small stout trees, in the highlands. Like the egg fruit, it can be moist or dry-ish depending on the variety.
I know this because …
I know this because I am very familiar with Central American species, and have grown both myself. I’d recognize / distinguish them in a heartbeat.
I hate to break it …
I hate to break it to you Matt- that is most certainly NOT a lucuma fruit. Nor a lucuma tree!
What you have there is a chupa-chupa fruit and it’s seedling (matisia cordata / quararibea cordata). The fruit is also called matisia. It is in the malvaceae clan. “Hatrack tree”, very symmetrical, with large roundish leaves.
Lucuma is in the pouteria genus. Close relative of the mamey and egg fruit. Lucuma is slow growing and has much smaller elongated leaves. Entirely different family of trees.
The Lucuma can grow …
The Lucuma can grow in hotter more tropical climates, i have seen them here in the Caribbean, I tried one, and liked it, the fruit is kind of “dry” hard to explain, but taste great. I planted some seeds from the one I ate.
It’s the perfect …
It’s the perfect weather, subtropical, 1200 masl, quite sunny most of the year, guess that was filmed during the wet season. It’s not as hot as on the Pacific coast or amazon basin because of the altitud, 1200 masl.
It’s the perfect …
It’s the perfect weather, subtropical, 1200 masl, quite sunny most of the year, guess that was filmed during the wet season.
i am building a …
i am building a bathtub underneath my private water spring haha
Very interesting, …
Very interesting, thank you. I am wondering about the weather there, as it often looks overcast. But I am sure there must be alot of sunshine too.
they do not spray …
they do not spray chemicals on the plants or fruits all is very organic. Unlike in the USA.
wow $1.50!!!
wow $1.50!!!
I was wondering …
I was wondering about the climate…I guess I was imagining that you would both be frying in all that Equadorian sunshine, so close to the equator…and yet you both have long sleeve shirts on…so how’s the weather?
sounds like you are …
sounds like you are having an extraveganza there in equador , awsome ! !
Is the fruit you …
Is the fruit you get there organic? Do they spray a lot there in South America?
One day I want to settle down in such a lovely green natural area, but not sure yet where to go… I think I’d miss the sea with all those mountains around me, I’d feel locked…though it looks really lovely there.
What a beautiful …
What a beautiful place! Thank you for sharing. How exciting about your tree. Oh my that looks so yummy. Look at the color inside! I want a raw one right now…my mouth is watering =) Much love & light to you both