Pouteria dictyoneura subsp. fuertesii (Urb.) Cogn.
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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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Synonyms
Paralabatia fuertesii Urb., Paralabatia portoricensis Britton & P.Wilson, Pouteria dictyoneura var. fuertesii (Urb.) Baehni
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Description
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Subspecies Description - Tree. Leaves lanceolate, 3-5 times as long as wide, base usually rounded or truncate, often pubescent on the lower surface. Field characters. Tree to 10 m high with yellowish white flowers. Flowering Apr to Jun, fruiting Jul to Sep.
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Common Names
cuya, cuero de puerco, tabloncillo prieto, tomasina
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Objects
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Distribution
Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in beach forest on coral rock and hillside thickets or woods, over limestone, from sea level to 1000 m altitude.
Haiti South America| Dominican Republic South America| Puerto Rico South America|