Pouteria melanopoda Eyma

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Pouteria

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 27 m tall. The flowers are in tufts in the leaf axils. The stalks are 0.5 cm long and brown and hairy. The fruit occur singly or in pairs. The fruit is an oval berry. It is 1.5 cm long by 1.2 cm wide. It is green and the pulp is white. It is edible. There is usually only one seed. It is 1.4 cm long by 0.9 cm wide. It is dark brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 27.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforests on slopes.
More
Lowland hill forest. Rainforests, especially on slopes.
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Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Habit

Pouteria melanopoda habit picture by D. Frame (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pouteria melanopoda world distribution map, present in Suriname

Conservation status

Pouteria melanopoda threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:209815-2
WFO ID wfo-0000281904
COL ID 4M7N9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735095
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Synonyms

Pouteria melanopoda