Pouteria macrophylla Eyma

Species

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Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 20 m high. The trunk is 50 cm across. It has white sap. The leaves are green and vary in shape. They tend to be long and sword shaped and 10-18 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. The fruit is 6 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests, in areas that do not become seasonally inundated, and in places where there is a transition to grassland and savannahs. Most specimens in the wild are there as a result of semi-cultivation by native people.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in regions with 1,500-3,500 mm rain per year. In Bolivia they grow to 700 m altitude.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit is eaten fresh. It is also used for drinks.
Uses food material wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Pouteria macrophylla world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Peru, and Suriname

Conservation status

Pouteria macrophylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:209808-2
WFO ID wfo-0000281886
COL ID 4M7MN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735094
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Synonyms

Lucuma acreana Lucuma goudotiana Lucuma rivicoa Richardella rivicoa Pouteria macrophylla Pouteria rivicoa Vitellaria rivicoa Bumelia nervosa Chrysophyllum macrophyllum Lucuma rivicoa var. glaucophylla Achras glaucescens Richardella macrophylla Vitellaria glaucophylla