Filed As:
Sapotaceae
Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H.E.Moore & Stearn
Sapotaceae
Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H.E.Moore & Stearn
Location:
Belize. Orange Walk. Along roadside south of Programme for Belize, La Milpa Field Station.
Belize. Orange Walk. Along roadside south of Programme for Belize, La Milpa Field Station.
Collector(s):
D. L. Lentz 2802 with J. Giametta, A. Krochmal, R. Danielowich, A. Pepper, E. Chung, R. Kershnar, L. Raz, L. Douglas & C. McNeal, 21 May 1998
D. L. Lentz 2802 with J. Giametta, A. Krochmal, R. Danielowich, A. Pepper, E. Chung, R. Kershnar, L. Raz, L. Douglas & C. McNeal, 21 May 1998
Description:
Trees ca. 25 m tall, dbh 63.5 cm; leaves in terminal whorled clusters; fruit cauliflorous with light brown exocarp and salmon colored, fleshy endocarp with strong almond smell, immature fruit exudes white sap when cut, one large seed with shiny black testa and prominent seed scar; bark light brown with coarse fissures; white latex present.
Trees ca. 25 m tall, dbh 63.5 cm; leaves in terminal whorled clusters; fruit cauliflorous with light brown exocarp and salmon colored, fleshy endocarp with strong almond smell, immature fruit exudes white sap when cut, one large seed with shiny black testa and prominent seed scar; bark light brown with coarse fissures; white latex present.
Habitat:
Disturbed forest.
Disturbed forest.
Identifiers:
GUID: 3ff0041f-8167-4563-9df5-4d5cb414ecf0
GUID: 3ff0041f-8167-4563-9df5-4d5cb414ecf0
Map:
Coordinates: (17.7808, -89.0117)
Coordinates: (17.7808, -89.0117)