Pouteria fulva 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: São Paulo de Olivença, Creek Belém, Oct-Dec 1936 (fl), Krukoff 8882 (holotype, NY; isotypes, A, F, G, MO).
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Description
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Latin Diagnosis - Arbor, ramuli novelli minute adpresse ferrugineo-brunneo puberuli, demum glabri, cinerascens, laeves vel subtiliter rimosi, elenticellati. Folia dissita, spiraliter disposita, 10.5-18.3 × 5.4-9.6 cm, obovata, apice rotundata usque leviter emarginata, basi anguste attenuata, leviter decurrentia, coriacea, pagina superiore glabra (costa indumento residuale adpresso), pagina inferiore dense et persistenter adpresse puberula, pilis aureo-ferrugineis; venatio eucamptodroma; costa supra prominula; nervus marginalis praesens; nervi secundarii 8-11-jugi, leviter convergentes, leviter arcuati; nervi intersecundarii modici; nervi tertiarii pauci, reticulati; subtile Superioris ordinis areolatum reticulum utrinque sub lente visible. Petiolus 1-1.5 cm longus, non canaliculata, adpresse puberulus. Fasciculi 5-10-flori, sub folia erati. Pedicellus 1.3-1.5 cm longus, adpresse puberulus. Flores bisexuales (?). Sepala quinque, late extensa, ca. 2 mm longa, ca. 3 mm lata, late ovata usque suborbicularia, apice obtusa vel rotundata, adpresse puberula in superficiebus am-babus, ciliata. Corolla (immatura) ca. 3 mm longa; tubus lobis brevior; lobi quinque, late elliptica, apice rotundata, glabra. Stamina in dimidio superiore (?) tubo corollae affixa; filamenta ca. 0.5 mm longa, glabra; antherae ca. 1.5 mm longae, ovatae, hirsutae. Staminodia quinque, ca. 1.5 mm longa, subulata, glabra. Discus nullus. Ovarium truncatum, longitudinaliter costatum, uniloculare, puberulum; stylus post anthesin ca. 0.5 mm longus, glaber; styli capitulum simplex. Fructus ignotus.
Species Description - Tree; young shoots minutely appressed ferruginous-brown puberulous, becoming glabrous, greyish, smooth or finely cracked, without lenticels. Leaves spaced, spirally arranged, 10.5-18.3 × 5.4-9.6 cm, obovate, apex rounded to slightly emarginate, base narrowly attenuate, slightly decurrent, coriaceous, upper surface glabrous (residual appressed pubescence on midrib), lower surface densely and persistently appressed puberulous with golden-ferruginous hairs; venation eucamptodromous, midrib slightly raised on the upper surface, marginal vein present, secondary veins, 8-11 pairs, slightly convergent, slightly arcuate; intersecondaries moderate; tertiaries few, reticulate; fine higher order areolate network visible on both surfaces (with lens). Petiole 1-1.5 cm long, not channelled, appressed puberulous. Fascicles borne below the leaves, 5-10-flowered. Pedicel 1.3-1.5 cm long, appressed puberulous. Flowers bisexual (?). Sepals five, widely spreading, ca. 2 mm long, ca. 3 mm broad, broadly ovate to suborbicular, apex obtuse or rounded, appressed puberulous on both surfaces, ciliate. Corolla (young) ca. 3 mm long, tube shorter than the lobes; lobes five, broadly elliptic, apex rounded, glabrous. Stamens inserted in the upper half (?) of the corolla tube; filaments ca. 0.5 mm long, glabrous; anthers ca. 1.5 mm long, ovate, hairy. Staminodes five, ca. 1.5 mm long, subulate, glabrous. Disk absent. Ovary flat-topped, longitudinally ribbed, unilocular, puberulous; style ca. 0.5 mm long after anthesis, glabrous; style-head simple. Fruit unknown. Field characters. Tree to 25 m high and 25 cm diam., flowering between Oct and Dec.
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Distribution
Known only from two collections in western Brazilian Amazonia, from non-flooded (terra firme) lowland forest.
Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America|