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Achras sapota, Cedrela adorata, Rhedia edulis and Enterolobium cyclocarpum are common species; (b) Premontane Moist, which is very rich in species; (c) Premontane Rain with very rough topography; and (d) Lower Montane Rain where stands of Clusia spp. occur, sometimes mixed with a few other species (including palms).
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The valley is also known for the huge variety of native and introduced tropical fruits: Achras sapota, Manilkara achras, Chrysophyllum caimito, Pouteria cainito, Persea americana, Mammea americana, Anacardium occidentale, Carica papaya, Annona muricata, Manguifera indica and more.
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* Fruit of the sapodilla tree (Achras sapota); size of a small apple, rough-grained, yellow to greyish pulp.
On Eating Apples 2009
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Europeans and North Americans chewed the relatively harsh resin of spruce trees; and the Maya chewed chicle, the latex of the sapodilla tree Achras sapote, ten centuries before it was commercialized in New York City.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Europeans and North Americans chewed the relatively harsh resin of spruce trees; and the Maya chewed chicle, the latex of the sapodilla tree Achras sapote, ten centuries before it was commercialized in New York City.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The Australian sapota fruit, Achras australis, BR.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales 2003
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Achras sapota, Sapodilla (4); Adansonia digitata, Baobob (8);
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Another valuable timber tree, the "nispera" (Achras sapota), is also common, growing on the dryer ridges.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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Achras was found, but with a much smaller fruit than that of Port
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Ludwig Leichhardt 1830
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The Australian sapota fruit, Achras australis, BR.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales John Oxley 1804
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