Pouteria maguirei (Aubrév.) T.D.Penn.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Pouteria

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk is 20 cm across. Young shoots have brown hairs. The leaves are in loose clusters and arranged in spirals. They are 7-17 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. The are oval. There are 6-8 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers are in groups of 4-6 flowers in the axils of leaves or below the leaves. The fruit are 7-10 cm long. They are oval. There are 2-4 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.2
Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in permanently flooded forest between 100-150 m above sea level.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Pouteria maguirei world distribution map, present in Brazil and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Pouteria maguirei threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:948078-1
WFO ID wfo-0000281891
COL ID 4M7MS
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Synonyms

Pouteria maguirei Prieurella maguirei