Im getting confuse of canistel,ross sapote and lucuma,what is the main different between these 3 closed relative fruits?
Canistel: Pouteria campechiana
Lucuma: Pouteria obovata
Ross Sapote: Pouteria sp., it's not known for sure if this is a different species from campechiana, a sub species of campechiana, or totoally different species.
Ross sapote and campechiana fruits are very similar. The Ross sapote tends to be moister pulp than most canistels. The lucuma has a little nipple marking on the end which canistel and ross don't have. Lucumas vary from extremely dry to quite moist. The taste of these 3 fruits is very similar. Lucuma is more cold hardy than the others as some lucumas come from highlands of Andes. Canistel originates in Mexico. Ross Sapote originates in Costa Rica. So i'm thinking Lucuma is the most sub tropical, canistel in between, and Ross sapote the most tropical.