Kalmar "genus Pouteria" tana nufin rabe-raben haraji da ake amfani da su a fagen ilimin halitta. Ana samun waɗannan tsire-tsire a yankuna masu zafi da na wurare masu zafi a duniya.Sunan "Pouteria" ya fito ne daga kalmar Latin "pouter," wanda ke nufin "to pout" ko "don kumbura." Wataƙila wannan yana nufin siffar ’ya’yan itacen da tsire-tsire ke samarwa a cikin wannan jinsin, waɗanda galibi suna da kumbura ko zagaye. , ciki har da membobinsu a cikin dangin Sapotaceae da mazauninsu na yau da kullun a yankuna masu zafi da na wurare masu zafi.