lucuma

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Egg fruit DS.jpg

|image_caption = Lucuma campechiana fruit

|taxon = Lucuma

|authority = Molina

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = 19; see text

|subdivision_ref = {{cite web |title=Lucuma Molina |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:312432-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=4 April 2025}}

|synonyms =

• Radlkoferella {{small|Pierre}}
• Richardella {{small|Pierre}}

|synonyms_ref =

}}

Lucuma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 19 species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, from Mexico and Florida to southern Brazil and northern Chile. The canistel (L. campechiana), and the lúcuma (L. bifera) are cultivated for their edible fruits.