Sapotaceae FAMILY Endangered

Pouteria pallida

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pouteria pallida is a large, evergreen tree. The timber and fruits supplied by this tree are valued locally, so the tree is often harvested from the wild[ 787 Title Flora of Dominica, Part 2: Dicotyledoneae Publication Smithsonian Contributions to Botany No. 77 Author Nicolson D.H.; et al Website http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Botany/ Publisher Smithsonian Institute Press; Washington Year 1991 ISBN 90-10415 Description A terse but very useful flora with a somewhat limited botanical description plus range, habitat and some uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Endemic to the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. A single population is recorded on each of Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia and Guadeloupe, where the exact locality of the species is unknown. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Leeward and Windward Islands.

HabitatLowland rainforest at elevations up to 600 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].