Pouteria venosa (Mart.) Baehni

Species

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Characteristics

A tree. The young shoots have pale brown hairs. The leaves are in loose clusters and arranged in spirals. They are 7-21 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. They are broadly sword shaped. The flowers are in groups of 1-6 and in the axils of leaves or below the leaves. The fruit are 2-8 cm long. They are a flattened round shape. There are 1-3 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforest. Found mainly in primary forests on the tops of slopes in well-drained, fertile, clayey soils.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Pouteria venosa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Pouteria venosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:209920-2
WFO ID wfo-0000282178
COL ID 4M7VS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735107
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Synonyms

Radlkoferella marginata Radlkoferella venosa Sapota venosa Vitellaria marginata Lucuma curvifolia Lucuma venosa Pouteria marginata Vitellaria venosa Achras venosa Pouteria venosa

Lower taxons

Pouteria venosa subsp. amazonica Pouteria venosa subsp. venosa