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Lucuma bifera is an evergreen tree from the Andean valleys, grown mainly for its sweet yellow fruit, the lúcuma. It needs a mild, frost-free climate with a dry season and does poorly in humid or cold conditions.
Lucuma bifera (synonym Pouteria lucuma) is a species of tree in the family Sapotaceae cultivated for its fruit, the lúcuma. It is native to the Andean valleys of South America.
In addition to Peru, the fruit is grown also to a limited extent in Bolivia, Chile, and Costa Rica. Attempts at growing lúcuma in Florida's climate are typically not successful. The fruit is successfully grown in Vietnam, where it is known as lêkima.
In Peru, harvesting season is from October to March and in Chile from June to November.
L. bifera is native to the Andean valleys of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile, at temperate elevations of 2,700–3,000 m (8,900–9,800 ft).
Lúcuma pulp has a 64–72% moisture content. The pulp also contains glucose, fructose, sucrose, inositol, citric acid, and succinic acid.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lucuma bifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
