Pouteria filipes Eyma

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk is 1.2 m across. There are large buttresses up to 5 m high. The young shoots have fine hairs. The leaves are spaced and arranged in spirals. They are 8-17 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are oval and taper to the ends. They have a reddish brown coating underneath. The flowers are in groups of 2-15. They are in the axils of leaves or below the leaves. They are yellow and have a scent. The fruit are about 5 cm long and oval. There are 2 seeds. These are about 3 cm long.

A tropical plant. It grows in rain forest on hill slopes up to 1,000 m above sea level.