Pouteria maguirei

(Aubreville) Pennington

Maguire pouteria

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit

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Summary

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Pouteria maguirei is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela.

Description

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.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

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

Where It Grows

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, South America, Venezuela,

Notes

There are about 150-320 Pouteria species. They grow in the tropics.

Synonyms

Prieurella maguirei Aubreville

Also Known As

Abiurana, Abiurana-do-igapo, Cabeza de baba, Cabeza de babocilla, Cabeza de babocillo, Chudumiro, Palo de babilla, Temare rebalsero

References (5)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 527
Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 693
Pennington, T.D., 1990, Sapotaceae in Flora Neotropica Monograph 52. New York Botanical Gardens. p 448
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
Van Roosmalen, M.G.M., & Garcia, O. M., 2000, Fruits of the Amazonian Forest. Part 2: Sapotaceae. Acta Amazonica 30(2): 187-290