Is Mamey and Sapote the Same?

Sapote, (Pouteria sapota), also spelled zapote, also called mamey sapote, red mamey, or marmalade tree, plant of the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae) and its edible fruit. Sapote is native to Central America but cultivated as far north as the southeastern United States.

What's the difference between mamey and sapote?

As nouns the difference between sapote and mamey

is that sapote is the soft, edible fruit of various south american trees, including the sapodilla while mamey is the evergreen tree , or its edible fruit.

Is sapodilla same as mamey sapote?

Ciku. All these names identify the same delicious fruit from Central America, Manilkara zapota. In the United States, this fruit is known as Sapodilla, and it is related to Mamey Sapote, Green Sapote, Canistel, and Abiu. ... The sapodilla fruit ranges in size from a large chicken egg to the size of a softball.