See text Pouteria sapota, the mamey sapote, is a species of tree native to Mexico and Central America.

[citation needed] The Australian and Queensland governments' research and development programs have grown mamey sapote in Australia.

Mamey sapote is a large and highly ornamental evergreen tree that can reach a height of 15 to 45 m (49 to 148 ft) at maturity.

[10] The fruit's texture is creamy and soft, and the flavor is a mix of sweet potato, pumpkin, honey, prune, peach, apricot, cantaloupe, cherry, and almond.

[11][12][13] A mamey sapote is ripe when the flesh is vibrant salmon in color when a fleck of the skin is removed.