Pouteria rodriguesiana Pires & T.D.Penn.
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Authority
Pennington, Terence D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52: 1-750. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Sapotaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. French Guiana. R. Oyapock, opp. Clevelandia do Norte, nr. Mecro, Jul 1960 (fl), B. Maguire, J. M. Pires, C. K. Maguire 47097 (holotype, K; isotypes, MG, NY).
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Arbor, ramuli novelli aureo-brunnei, adpresse puberuli, mox glabri, pallide cinerascenti, subtiliter rimosi, elenticellati. Folia laxe congesta, spiraliter disposita, 5.3-16.5 × 2.5-4.5 cm, anguste elliptica usque oblonga vel oblanceolata, apice breviter anguste attenuata usque acuta vel rotundata, basi anguste attenuata, tenuiter coriacea, supra glabra, infra indumento sparso minute adpresse aureo-brunneo vestita (solum sub lente visibili); venatio eucamptodroma; costa supra valde impressa; nervus marginalis tenuis praesens; nervis secundarii 15-33-jugi, paralleli, recti; nervi intersecundarii nulli; nervi tertiarii subtiliter areolati (in superficie superiore solum visibili). Petiolus 0.9-2.1 cm longus, leviter canaliculata, adpresse puberulus. Fasciculi 3-10-flori, plerumque axillares. Pedicellus 3-4 mm longus, adpresse puberulus. Flores bisexuales. Sepala quinque, 2.5-3 mm longa, ovata usque suborbiculares, apice acuta vel rotundata, extus adpresse puberula, intus glabra, ciliata. Corolla breviter tubularis, 3-4 mm longa; tubus 1.75-2 mm longus; lobi quinque, 1.25-1.5 mm longi, oblongi, apice obtusi, in superficie exteriore loborum sericei. Stamina quinque, prope apicem tubo corollae affixa; filamenta 0.5-1 mm long, ad apicem geniculata, glabra; antherae 0.75-1 mm longae, lanceolato-sagittatae, glabrae. Staminodia quinque, ca. 1 mm longa, subulata, papillosa. Discus nullus. Ovarium ovoideum, quinque-loculare, pubescens; stylus post anthesin 2.5-3 mm longus, in alabastro et flore aperta exsertus, in dimidio inferiore pubescens; styli capitulum simplex vel capitatum. Fructus 4-5 cm longus, ovoideus usque globosus, apice et basi rotundatus, laevis, glaber. Semen solitarium, 2-3 cm diam, globosum, testa ossea ca. 1 mm crassa; cicatrix valde aspera, pleroque semine operto, parva area laevis in superficie abaxiale relicta; embryo non visus.
Species Description - Tree; young shoots golden-brown, appressed puberulous, soon glabrous, pale grey, finely cracked, without lenticels. Leaves loosely clustered, spirally arranged, 5.3-16.5 × 2.5-4.5 cm, narrowly elliptic to oblong or oblanceolate, apex shortly narrowly attenuate, to acute or rounded, base narrowly attenuate, thinly coriaceous, glabrous above, lower surface golden-brown with sparse minute appressed indumentum (lens); venation eucamptodromous, midrib deeply sunken, thin marginal vein present, secondary veins 15-33 pairs, parallel, straight; intersecondaries absent; tertiaries finely areolate (visible only on upper surface). Petiole 0.9-2.1 cm long, slightly channelled, appressed puberulous. Fascicles 3- 10-flowered, mostly axillary. Pedicel 3-4 mm long, appressed puberulous. Flowers bisexual. Sepals five, 2.5-3 mm long, ovate to suborbicular, apex acute to rounded, appressed puberulous outside, glabrous inside, ciliate. Corolla shortly tubular, 3-4 mm long, tube 1.75-2 mm long, lobes five, 1.25-1.5 mm long, oblong, apex obtuse, sericeous on the outer surface of lobes. Stamens five, fixed near the top of the corolla tube; filaments 0.5-1 mm long, geniculate at apex, glabrous; anthers 0.75-1 mm long, lanceolate-sagittate, glabrous. Staminodes five, ca. 1 mm long, subulate, papillose. Disk absent. Ovary ovoid, five-locular, pubescent; style 2.5-3 mm long after anthesis, exserted in bud and open flower, pubescent in lower half; style-head simple or capitate. Fruit 4-5 cm long, ovoid to globose, apex and base rounded, smooth, glabrous. Seed solitary, 2-3 cm diam., globose, testa bony, ca. 1 mm thick; scar very rough, covering most of the seed, leaving a small smooth strip on the abaxial surface; embryo not seen. Field characters. Tree to 30 m high and 50 cm diam. with steep simple plank buttresses to 1 m high; bark reddish-brown to brown, scaling in small rectangular pieces; slash pinkish, with sticky white latex. Bole sometimes fluted. Flowers greenish-white from Jul to Oct.
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Discussion
The timber is used for carpentry in French Guiana.
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Common Names
Abiu maparajuba
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Objects
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Distribution
Surinam, French Guiana and adjacent Amapá and Pará, Brazil, in lowland forest usually on non-flooded land, 200-700 m altitude.
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