Pouteria simulans Monach.

A tree. It grows to 25 m high. The young shoots are hairy. The leaves are spaced or loosely clustered. They are arranged in spirals. The leaves are 11.2-22 cm long by 3.2-9 cm wide. They are broadly oval. There are 10-12 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers contain both sexes. The flowers occur as 1-5 flowers in tufts in the axils of leaves. They are white. The fruit are 3.5-4 cm long. They are dull orange. There is one seed. It is 2.5-2.7 cm long.

A tropical plant. It grows in evergreen lowland and mountain forest. It grows between 200-1500 m altitude.