"Byrsonima" comprises over 135 species of trees, shrubs, and subshrubs found in the New World tropics and subtropics from southern Mexico, southeastern Florida, and the Caribbean to southeastern Brazil.The plants have entire leaves, yellow flowers, and fleshy, edible fruits called nance; "B. crassifolia" in particular is known by that name, as it is an underutilized crop of some commercial importance in Latin America.