English: White sapote; Casimiroa; Mexican apple.
Nahuatl: Cochitzapotl; meaning sleep-sapote.
Name: sapote comes from Aztec tzapotl, meaning soft, sweet fruit.
Region: eastern Mexico, Central America south, Costa Rica.
Content: N-methylhistamine, N,N-dimethylhistamine, histamine; 2′,5,6-trimethoxyflavone, 2′, 6',5,6,-tetramethoxyflavone (zapotin); 5-hydroxy-2′,6,7-trimethoxyflavone (zapotinin).
Culture: named for "an Otomi Indian, Casimiro Gómez who fought and died in Mexico's war of independence.

BotanyTrees; 5 to 16 m tall; evergreen.
Leaves: alternate; palmately compound with 3 to 5 leaflets, 6 to 13 cm long, 2 to 5 cm broad with an entire margin; leaf petiole 10 to 15 cm long.
Fruit: ovoid drupe; 5 to 10 cm in diameter; with a thin, inedible skin; green, yellow when ripe; edible pulp, tasting from bland to banana-like, peach, pear, vanilla, creamy-white to beige-yellow, texture similar to ripe avocado; contains 1 to 5 seeds; narcotic properties.