Pouteria bapeba 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. Brazil. Bahia: Saida de Itamaraju-São Paulinho, Sep 1968 (fl), Almeida & Santos 58 (holotype, FHO; isotype, CEPEC).
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Arbor; ramuli novelli dense et breviter pubescentes, pilis luteobrunneis, tandem glabri, cinerascenti-brunnei, asperi et squamati, elenticellati. Folia congesta, spiraliter disposita, 8.8-23.8 × 3.7-10 cm, late oblanceolata usque elliptica, apice acuta usque breviter et anguste attenuata, basi acuta vel anguste cuneata, chartacea usque tenuiter coriacea, supra glabra, infra subtiliter breviter pubescentia, pilis brunneis bi-ramosis, demum glabra; venatio eucamptodroma-brochidodroma; costa supra prominula; nervi secundarii 10-20-jugi, paralleli, leviter arcuati; nervi intersecundarii plerumque breves vel nulli; nervi tertiarii pauci, laxe dispositi, obliqui, reticulum ordonis Superioris infra modice conspicuum. Petiolus 1.2-2.3 cm longus, non canaliculata, pubescens. Fasciculi 2-5-flori, axillares et sub foliis dense congesti. Pedicellus 1-3 mm longus, dense pubescens. Flores unisexuales (planta dioica). Sepala quinque, 3.5-4 mm longa, late ovata, apice acuta vel obtusa, extus dense brunneo-pubescentia, intus prope marginem crispato puberula. Corolla (masculina) ca. 6 mm longa, (foeminea) ca. 3.5 mm longa; tubus lobos aequans; lobi quinque, late elliptici usque suborbiculares, apice rotundati, glabri. Stamina quinque, ad apicem tubo corollae affixa; filamenta ca. 1.5 mm longa, glabra; antherae ca. 1.5 mm longae, lanceolatae, glabrae; stamina in flore foemineo nulla. Staminodia quinque, (masculina) ca. 2.5 mm longa, lanceolato-subulata, glabra, (foeminea) ad vestigium parvum ca. 0.5 m longum reducta. Discus nullus. Ovarium ovoideo-conicum, 4-5-loculare, dense longe-strigosum; stylus post anthesin 3.5-4 mm longus, in dimidio inferiore strigosus; styli capitulum simplex (masculina) vel lobatum (foeminea). Fructus ca. 4 × 3 cm, ellipsoideus, apice rotundatus, basi depressus, crassus, in sicco rugosus, velutinus. Semen solitarium, ca. 2.3 cm longum, ellipsoideum, apice rotundatum, basi acutum, in superficie adaxiale planum, testa laevis, pericarpio adherens, 1.25-1.5 mm crassa; cicatrix adaxialis, elliptica, ca. 1 cm lata, ca. 0.5 cm semine brevior; embryo cotyledonibus planoconvexis, liberis, radicula leviter exserta; albumen nullum.
Species Description - Tree; young shoots densely short-pubescent with yellowish-brown hairs, becoming glabrous, greyish-brown, rough and scaly, without lenticels. Leaves clustered, spirally arranged, 8.8-23.8 × 3.7-10 cm, broadly oblanceolate to elliptic, apex acute to shortly narrowly attenuate, base acute or narrowly cuneate, chartaceous to thinly coriaceous, glabrous above, finely short-pubescent below with brown two-branched hairs, eventually glabrous; venation eucamptodromous-brochidodromous, midrib slightly raised on the upper surface, secondary veins 10-20 pairs, parallel, slightly arcuate; intersecondaries usually short or absent; tertiaries few, widely spaced, oblique; higher order reticulum rather conspicuous on the lower surface. Petiole 1.2-2.3 cm long, not channelled, pubescent. Fascicles 2-5-flowered, axillary and densely clustered below the leaves. Pedicel 1-3 mm long, densely pubescent. Flowers unisexual (plant dioecious). Sepals five, 3.5-4 mm long, broadly ovate, apex acute or obtuse, densely brown-pubescent outside, crisped puberulous near the margin inside. Corolla (male) ca. 6 mm long, (female) ca. 3.5 mm long, tube equalling the lobes, lobes five, broadly elliptic to suborbicular, apex rounded, glabrous. Stamens five, fixed at the top of the corolla tube; filaments ca. 1.5 mm long, glabrous; anthers ca. 1.5 mm long, lanceolate, glabrous; stamens absent in female. Staminodes five, (male) ca. 2.5 mm long, lanceolate-subulate, glabrous, (female) reduced to small vestiges ca. 0.5 mm long. Disk absent. Ovary ovoid-conical, 4-5-locular, densely long-strigose; style 3.5-4 mm long after anthesis, strigose in lower half; style-head simple (male) or lobed (female). Fruit ca. 4 × 3 cm, ellipsoid, apex rounded, base depressed, thick-walled, wrinkled on drying, velutinous. Seed solitary, ca. 2.5 cm long, ellipsoid, apex rounded, base acute, flattened on adaxial face, testa smooth, adherent to pericarp, 1.25-1.5 mm thick; scar adaxial, elliptic, ca. 1 cm wide, ca. 0.5 cm shorter than the seed; embryo with plano-convex, free cotyledons, radicle slightly exserted; endosperm absent. Field characters. Tree to 10 m high and 15 cm diam. with white latex. Flowers and fruit green. Flowering Sep, young fruit collected Oct.
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Common Names
bapeba, Bapeba branca
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Distribution
Confined to lowland coastal rainforest in Bahía, Brazil.
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