Bul. 445, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE X. 
PI4973FS 
THE AsiU, A FRUIT RESEMBLING THE SAPODILLA. 
This tree is comparatively rare in tropical America, but it is cultivated at Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and 
other places in Brazil. The fruit is bright yellow in color, with white flesh of a sweet, rich flavor 
strongly suggesting that of the sapodilla (Achras zapota), to which it is related. The tree is small 
and of very attractive appearance. Botanically itis known as Pouteria caimito. Photographed at 
Bahia, Brazil, November 3, 1913. (Natural size.) | 
