Pouteria venosa subsp. amazonica T.D.Penn.

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF FRENCH GUIANA
Sapotaceae
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Pouteria venosa (Mart.) Baehni
ssp. amazónica Penn.
Det. T. D. Penninqton, 1989
Saiil. 3°37'N, 53°12'W. Sapotaceae study, 0-500 m SW
of large fig (tourist tree). To S of Mont Galbao
Trail. Non-flooded moist forest. Ca.
2 00-300 m alt.
Tree, 20 m x 17.8 cm. With narrow, low buttresses
and several flying buttresses. Bark rough, peeling
in irregular plates, slash reddish-pink. Latex
white. Fruits green, with reddish pubescence and
almond smell.
S. Mori, C. Gracie, Liz Flynn, W. Pagels, C. James,
W. Capraro, L. Connick , P. O'Malley, D. Vuillequez,
H. Betros.	21 Aug 1988
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