Pouteria pachycalyx T.D.Penn.

An evergreen tree. It grows 8-20 m high. The crown is round and dense. New branches have rusty hairs. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are in spirals near the ends of branches and they are leathery. They have fine hairs underneath. The leaves are 12-21 cm long. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit are a round and flattened shape with ridges along them. They have a rusty, hairy covering. The fruit are 7-8 cm across. They contain 1-2 seeds.

It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally on lower sandy plateaus in the forests near the Atlantic in Brazil.

The fruit are eaten fresh.

Plants are grown from seed.