Sapotaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pouteria amygdalicarpa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pouteria amygdalicarpa is a tree that can grow up to 45 metres tall. The bole can be up to 120cm in diameter with small buttresses and flutes[ 1983 Title Sapotaceae Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph 52 Author Pennington T.D. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden; New York Year 1990 ISBN 0-89327-344-9 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. Pouteria amygdalicarpa has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 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 RangeNorthern S. America - Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua

HabitatWet lowland rainforest in most of its range, also growing in montane forest in northern Venezuela where it ascends to 1,200 metres[ 1983 Title Sapotaceae Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph 52 Author Pennington T.D. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden; New York Year 1990 ISBN 0-89327-344-9 Description ].