Pouteria dictyoneura subsp. fuertesii (Urb.) Cogn.

  • Authority

    Pennington, Terence D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52: 1-750. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Sapotaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pouteria dictyoneura subsp. fuertesii (Urb.) Cronquist

  • Synonyms

    Paralabatia fuertesii Urb., Paralabatia portoricensis Britton & P.Wilson, Pouteria dictyoneura var. fuertesii (Urb.) Baehni

  • 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.

  • Common Names

    cuya, cuero de puerco, tabloncillo prieto, tomasina

  • Objects

    Specimen - 1443033, E. L. Ekman H6100, Pouteria dictyoneura subsp. fuertesii (Urb.) Cronquist, Sapotaceae (269.0), Magnoliophyta; West Indies, Haiti, Centre

    Specimen - 1443038, A. H. Liogier 14445, Pouteria dictyoneura subsp. fuertesii (Urb.) Cronquist, Sapotaceae (269.0), Magnoliophyta; West Indies, Dominican Republic, Samaná

    Specimen - 1443035, A. H. Liogier 15662, Pouteria dictyoneura subsp. fuertesii (Urb.) Cronquist, Sapotaceae (269.0), Magnoliophyta; West Indies, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo

  • 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|