| Name | Mammee Apple |
| Peak season | May-August |
| Uses | hand-fruit, salads, marmalades |
| Vegetation | tree |
| Scientific Name | Mammea americana |
| Spanish Name | mamey |
The mammee apple is a large fruit, often round or a little oval-shaped. The thick rind is rugged and coffee-colored. The pulp is rather soft and has an orange/pink color. This can be eaten fresh or it can be used in salads or marmalades. The fruit has a reputation as aphrodisiac and being difficult to digest.
The mammee apple tree is large and can reach a height of up to 25 meters. It is an evergreen tree with shiny leaves, and the shape of the tree is a pyramid-like. In Nicaragua this tree is common in the Pacific region, mostly in the Carazo plateau, where it is used as a curtain to break the wind at farms. It is mostly harvested from May to August.
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