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Abiu

Pouteria caimito

Family: Sapotaceae

Pet & Human Safety

People: Not researchedPets: Not on the ASPCA lists as we read them
Human edibility
Not researched
Edible parts
Not yet checked.
Hazardous parts
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Preparation
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Hazard type
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Hazard route
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How complete this information is
We have not researched the safety of this plant yet.
Toxic to pets
No ASPCA entry found.

No ASPCA page or other pet statement was found. That is not a finding that it is safe.

Look-alike warning
Could be mistaken for Plants that share its name. To tell them apart: UF/IFAS's tropical fruit page lists 'Abiu' and 'Caimito (Star Apple)' as separate home-landscape publications, so the two names may be different fruits. Do not treat 'caimito' as a name for this plant until a source ties it to Pouteria caimito. Canistel and sapodilla also have their own UF/IFAS publications (other sapote-family fruits)..
Human edibility not yet verified. A pet-toxicity listing answers a different question and does not mean any part of this plant is safe for a person to eat, raw or prepared. Check WHO, FDA, CDC or your extension service before eating any part of this plant.

Poison control

If someone has collapsed, cannot be woken, is having a seizure or has trouble breathing, call 911 now. For any other possible poisoning, call Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222.

Emergency number source: U.S. federal law (47 U.S.C. § 251(e)(3)), read 2026-10-07.

Naturalist Lore

Historical Background & Breeding Lore

The history of this plant and its name, and how it was bred, where we have them.

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Care

Hardiness zones

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Mature size

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Soil & Drainage
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Feeding Schedule

How to prepare the soil, when and what to feed, and how and when to prune where that applies.

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Anatomy & Guilds

Botanical Anatomy & Characteristics

How the flowers and leaves are built and which pollinators visit, where we have them.

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Field Doctor

What can go wrong with this plant and what to do about it, where we have them.

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Vintage Plates

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Sources

  1. Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)
  2. UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Tropical Fruit (lists 'Abiu Growing in the Florida Home Landscape' on Ask IFAS; photo caption 'Caimito fruit')

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