Pouteria pachyphylla 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. Amazonas: Manaus, R. Tarumã, Feb 1855 (fr), Spruce 3836 (holotype, K; isotypes, BM, OXF, RB).
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Synonyms
Pouteria crassifolia Radlk.
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Description
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Latin Diagnosis - Arbor; ramuli novelli glabri vel pilis sparsis minute adpressis, atrobrunnei usque pallide ci-nerascenti-brunnei demum tenuiter squamati, elenticellati. Folia dissita, spiraliter disposita, 5.513.3 × 1.3-4.5 cm, anguste oblanceolata, oblonga vel elliptica, apice obtusa, acuta vel breviter et anguste attenuata, basi anguste attenuata, interdum margine leviter revoluta, valde coriacea, glabra; venatio eucamptodroma-brochidodroma; costa supra leviter elevata; nervus marginalis praesens; nervi secundarii 12-15-jugi, leviter convergentes vel paralleli, leviter arcuati vel recti; nervi intersecundarii modici usque longi; reticulum areolatum tertiarium in pagina inferiore visibile. Petiolus 0.5-1.5 cm longus, non canaliculata, glaber. Fasciculi 5-10-flori, axillares. Pedicellus ca. 1 mm longus, glaber. Flores bisexuales (?). Sepala quinque, ca. 1 mm longa, suborbicularia, apice rotundata, glabra, margine ciliata. Corolla cyathiformis, ca. 2 mm longa; tubus ca. 0.75 mm longus; lobi ca. 1.35 mm longi, suborbiculares, apice rotundati, glabri, leviter ciliati. Stamina quinque, ad apicem tubo corollae affixa; filamenta ca. 0.2 mm longa, glabra; an-therae 0.3-0.4 mm longae, lanceolatae, glabrae. Staminodia quinque, ca. 0.5 mm longa, subulata, glabra. Discus nullus. Ovarium ovoideum, uniloculare, pubescens; stylus ca. 0.5 mm longus, glaber; styli capitulum simplex. Fructus 1.7-2.1 cm longus, anguste obovoideus usque ellipsoideus, apice et basi acutus usque obtusus, laevis, glaber. Semen solitarium, 1.4-1.8 cm longum, anguste ellipsoideum, non lateraliter compres-sum, apice et basi acutum usque obtusum, testa laevis, nitida, 0.5-1.25 mm crassa; cicatrix adaxialis per longitudinem extensa, 2.5-4 mm lata; embryo cotyledonibus plano-convexis, liberis, radicula ad superficiem extensa; albumen nullum.
Species Description - Tree; young shoots glabrous or with sparse minute appressed hairs, dark brown to pale greyish-brown, thinly scaling when older, without lenticels. Leaves spaced, spirally arranged, 5.5-13.3 × 1.3-4.5 cm, narrowly oblanceolate, oblong or elliptic, apex obtuse, acute or shortly narrowly attenuate, base narrowly attenuate, margin sometimes slightly revolute, strongly coriaceous, glabrous; venation eucamptodromous-brochidodromous, midrib slightly raised on the upper surface, marginal vein present, secondary veins 12-15 pairs, slightly convergent or parallel, slightly arcuate or straight; intersecondaries moderate to long; tertiary areolate reticulum visible on the lower surface. Petiole 0.5-1.5 cm long, not channelled, glabrous. Fascicles 5-10-flowered, axillary. Pedicel ca. 1 mm long, glabrous. Flowers bisexual (?). Sepals five, ca. 1 mm long, suborbicular, apex rounded, glabrous, margin ciliate. Corolla cyathiform, ca. 2 mm long, tube ca. 0.75 mm long, lobes ca. 1.35 mm long, suborbicular, apex rounded, glabrous, slightly ciliate. Stamens five, fixed at the top of the corolla tube; filaments ca. 0.2 mm long, glabrous; anthers 0.3-0.4 mm long, lanceolate, glabrous. Staminodes five, ca. 0.5 mm long, subulate, glabrous. Disk absent. Ovary ovoid, unilocular, pubescent; style ca. 0.5 mm long, glabrous; style-head simple. Fruit 1.7-2.1 cm long, narrowly obovoid to ellipsoid, apex and base acute to obtuse, smooth, glabrous. Seed solitary, 1.4-1.8 cm long, narrowly ellipsoid, not laterally compressed, apex and base acute to obtuse, testa smooth, shining, 0.5-1.25 mm thick; scar adaxial, full-length, 2.5-4 mm wide; embryo with plano-convex, free cotyledons, radicle extending to the surface; endosperm absent. Field characters. Tree to 20 m high and 20 cm diam. with white latex. Flowers whitish or green, fruit ripening black. Flowering recorded Jun and Oct, fruiting Feb to May and Aug.
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Common Names
Abiurana
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Distribution
Pouteria pachyphylla is confined to Brazilian Amazonia, where it occurs in periodically flooded river margins and permanently flooded (igapo) forest.
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