Pouteria bilocularis (H.J.P.Winkl.) Baehni

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Pouteria

Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 35 m high. The trunk is 40 cm across. There are buttresses 2 m high. The young shoots are smooth. The bark is finely cracked and scaly. The leaves are spaced and arranged in spirals. They are 5.5-15 cm long by 2.5-6 cm wide. They are fattened sword shaped. The leaf stalk is 0.5-1.8 cm long. The flowers occur in tufts of 2-20 flowers. They are in the axils of leaves. The flowers are usually of one sex. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit are 2.5-6 cm long. They are yellowish-orange when ripe. The fruit is edible. There is one seed. The seed is 2-3.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.4
Mature height (meter) 35.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest on sand or clay. It can be on land which is flooded occasionally. It grows from sea level to 1200 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pouteria bilocularis world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Pouteria bilocularis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:209700-2
WFO ID wfo-0000281573
COL ID 4M7DG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735070
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Synonyms

Labatia bilocularis Pseudocladia neblinaensis Pouteria bilocularis