Pouteria oxypetala 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. São Paulo: Km 245, rd. Ubatuba to Caraguatatuba (Serra), Sep 1970 (fl), H. F. Leitao Filho 1048 (holotype, NY).
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Arbor; ramuli novelli initio adpresse puberuli, mox glabri, cinereo-brunnei, asperi et fissurati, elenticellati. Folia congesta, spiraliter disposita, 26-46.5 × 10-13.2 cm, late oblanceolata apice acuta vel leviter attenuata, basi acuta, tenuiter coriacea, supra glabra, infra subtiliter sericea, pilis arete adpressis pallidis aureis usque albescen-tibus; venatio eucamptodroma; costa supra plana vel leviter elevata; nervi secundarii 25-26-jugi, paralleli, recti vel arcuati; nervi intersecundarii nulli; nervi tertiarii obliqui, numerosi. Petiolus ca. 4 cm longus, non canaliculata, subtiliter adpresse puberulus. Fasciculi 5-12-flori, axillares et sub foliis. Pedicellus 1-1.5 cm longus, adpresse puberulus. Flores bisexuales. Sepala quatuor, 0.8-1.4 cm longa, sepala exteriora breviora quam sepala interiora, ovata usque oblongo-elliptica, apice acuta vel obtusa, extus subtiliter adpresse puberula, sepala interiora saepe margine lato glabro, intus glabra. Corolla late cylindrica, 1.7-1.8 cm longa; tubus 1.2-1.3 cm longus; lobi sex, ca. 5 mm longi, lanceolati, anguste acuti, papillosi. Stamina sex, prope apicem tubo corollae affixa; filamenta 1.5-2 mm longa, non geniculata, glabra; antherae ca. 2 mm longae, lanceolatae, glabrae. Staminodia sex, 2-3 mm longa, anguste lanceolata vel subulata, papillosa. Discus nullus. Ovarium globosum vel latum apice truncato, 7-loculare, dense pubescens; stylus post anthesin 1.4-1.5 cm longus, leviter exsertus, praeter basim glaber; styli capitulum simplex. Fructus Ignotus.
Species Description - Tree; young shoots appressed puberulous at first, soon glabrous, greyish-brown, rough and fissured, without lenticels. Leaves clustered, spirally arranged, 26-46.5 × 10-13.2 cm, broadly oblanceolate, apex acute or slightly attenuate, base acute, thinly coriaceous, glabrous above, finely sericeous below with closely appressed pale golden to whitish hairs; venation eucamptodromous, midrib not or only slightly raised on the upper surface, secondary veins 25-26 pairs, parallel, straight or arcuate; intersecondaries absent; tertiaries oblique, numerous. Petiole ca. 4 cm long, not channelled, finely appressed puberulous. Fascicles 5-12-flowered, axillary and below leaves. Pedicel 1-1.5 cm long, appressed puberulous. Flowers bisexual. Sepals four, 0.8-1.4 cm long, outer shorter than inner, ovate to oblong-elliptic, apex acute or obtuse, finely appressed puberulous outside, inner sepals often with broad glabrous margin, glabrous inside. Corolla broadly cylindrical, 1.7-1.8 cm long, tube 1.2-1.3 cm long, lobes six, ca. 5 mm long, lanceolate, narrowly acute, papillose. Stamens six, fixed near the top of the corolla tube; filaments 1.5-2 mm long, not geniculate, glabrous; anthers ca. 2 mm long, lanceolate, glabrous. Staminodes six, 2-3 mm long, narrowly lanceolate or subulate, papillose. Disk absent. Ovary globose or broad with a truncate apex, seven-locular, densely pubescent; style 1.4-1.5 cm long after anthesis, slightly exserted, glabrous except at base; style-head simple. Fruit unknown. Field characters. Tree 7-10 m high with latex and greenish-cream flowers. Flowering Aug-Sep.
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Distribution
Known only from two collections in São Paulo, Brazil, where it occurs in secondary lowland forest, near sea level.
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