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''Pouteria sapota'', mamey sapote, is a species of tree native to Middle America, naturally ranging from southern Mexico to southern Costa Rica, plus Cuba. Today, the tree is cultivated not only in Mexico, but also in Central America, the Caribbean, and South Florida for its fruit, which is commonly eaten in many Latin American countries, especially (Cuba) (need citation). The Australian and Queensland Government’s research and development programs have produced mamey sapote. Mamey can be found in many Latin American communities throughout the USA, where it is made into milkshakes and ice cream among other things. It has different names depending on the country: mamey (Cuba), ''zapote colorado'' (Costa Rica), ''níspero'' and ''zapote rojo'' (South America), among others. ==Description== Puta 5 meters (60 to 140 feet) at maturity. Like most fruit trees, it is mainly propagated by grafting, which ensures the new plant has the same characteristics as the parent, especially its fruit. It is also considerably faster than growing trees by seed. The leaves are pointed at both ends, 4 to 12 inches in length and grow in clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit is about 10 to 25 cm (4 to 10 inches) long and 8 to 12 cm (3 to 5 inches) wide and has flesh ranging in color from pink to orange to red. The brown skin has a texture somewhat between sandpaper and the fuzz on a peach. The fruit's texture is creamy and soft. A mamey sapote is ripe when the flesh is pink when a fleck of the skin is removed. The flesh should give slightly, as with a ripe kiwifruit. The mamey sapote is related to other sapotes such as ''sapodilla'' (''Manilkara zapota''), abiu (''P. caimito'') and canistel (''P. campechiana''), but unrelated to the black sapote (''Diospyros digyna'') and white sapote (''Casimiroa edulis''). It should not be confused with the mammee apple (''Mammea americana''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pouteria sapota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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