Pouteria macrophylla (Lam.) Eyma

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Barra do Corda Mun.

  • Locality

    Suja-Pé, 12 km S of Barra do Corda, west bank and slopes above the Rio Corda

  • Coordinates

    -5.57, -45.25

  • Distribution

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Programs Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
MARANHSo, brazil
Schatz No. 863	Sapotaceae
Pouteria macrophylla (Lamarck) Eyma
det. T. Pennington, 1992
Municipio de Barra do Corda, Suja-p6, 12km S of
Barra do Corda, west bank and slopes above the Rio
Cprda. (5°34fS, 45°15'W)
Tree to 16m tall, 20cm DBH. Copious white latex.
Fruits turning yellow at maturity, edible, tasty.
FRUIT SEPARATE. WOOD VOUCHER.
G.E. Schatz, J.U. Santos, E. Taylor, N.A. Rosa,
C.S. Rosario, T. Rebbeck, J.B.F. da Silva &
M. Rosa	6 March 1983
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation #nd the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
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