Pouteria venosa subsp. amazonica 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. Venezuela. Bolívar: 20 km S of Upata, Aug 1966 (fl), Meijeraan 22 (holotype, WAG).
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Synonyms
Lucuma littoralis Mart. ex Miq., Vitellaria littoralis (Mart. ex Miq.) Radlk., Radlkoferella littoralis Pierre, Vitellaria dissepala K.Krause, Lucuma dissepala Ducke, Lucuma duckei Huber, Pouteria dissepala (Krause) Rizzini, Pouteria marginata var. impressa Rizzini, Pouteria dasystyla Rizzini, Pouteria dasystyla var. abaetensis Rizzini, Pouteria marginata (Mart. & Eichler) Rizzini
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Frutex vel arbor; ramuli novelli et inflorescentia arcte adpresse puberuli. Sepala intus uniformiter et adpresse puberula, antherae 1.75-2 mm longae. Fructus 4-8 cm longus. Cicatrix saepe ad 2/3 seminis operiens.
Subspecies Description - Shrub or tree; indumentum of young parts and inflorescence closely appressed puberulous. Inner surface of sepals uniformly appressed puberulous; anthers 1.75-2 mm long. Fruit 4-8 cm long. Seed scar often covering up to two-thirds of seed surface. Field characters. Shrub or tree to 40 m high and 90 cm diam., larger specimens with low buttresses and fluted towards the base. Bark dark brown or black, scaling in small flakes, slash pink, soft, thick and laminated, with copious white latex. Flowers pale green, fruit maturing orange or yellow, usually with rufous-brown tomentum; the flesh is pale orange or yellow, rather mealy or greasy. Most flowering occurs between Jul and Nov (throughout range) with fruit maturing Dec to May.
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Discussion
The timber is used locally for construction in Para, Brazil, and the fruit is edible. The field data of Steyermark 86492 (Venezuela: Bolívar) indicate that the cut seed smells strongly of almonds, a characteristic of P. sapota and related species.
Distribution and Ecology: Central and S Venezuela, the Guianas, Amazonian and E coastal Brazil. It is present in dry evergreen wallaba forest dominated by Eperua spp. in Guyana, in mixed evergreen rain forest over hilly non-flooded terrain (Venezuela and Guyana), and in forest islands in savanna (Brazil: Roraima). Its usual altitudinal range is from sea level to 600 m, but in S Venezuela and Roraima, Brazil, it ascends to 1200 m on steep escarpments.
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Common Names
Abiurana, Abiurana grande, abiurana preta, Arbol de vaca, bampara, bampera, barata, bruchi-soke, capure, chicle, conserva, cutiriba do amarelo, cutiti acu, cutitiriba-rana, guajara, kamahora, kamahoro, Mantequilla, Merecurillo, mongui-soke, niamboka, nispero montanero, pakuku, pientobolletrie, purguillo, purguillo negro, taki-taki, temare, tercio pelo
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Objects
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Distribution
Venezuela South America| Apure Venezuela South America| Bolívar Venezuela South America| Distrito Federal Venezuela South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America| French Guiana South America| Brazil South America| Amapá Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Espirito Santo Brazil South America| Pará Brazil South America| Rio de Janeiro Brazil South America| Roraima Brazil South America|