Sapotaceae FAMILY

Pouteria multiflora

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pouteria multiflora is an evergreen tree with a dense, wide canopy of spreading and slightly drooping branches; it can grow 12 - 28 metres tall. The bole can be 45 - 90cm in diameter, with small buttresses often evident on older trees[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. , 788 Title Pouteria multiflora (A.DC.) Eyma. Jacana, Bully-tree. Sapotaceae. Sapodilla family. Publication USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry; . 5 p. (SO-ITF-SM; 62). Author Parrotta J.A. and Francis J.K. Website http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/30354 Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 1993 ISBN Description A very detailed article on Pouteria multiflora. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of a good quality wood. The fruits are sold in local markets in Jamaica[ 788 Title Pouteria multiflora (A.DC.) Eyma. Jacana, Bully-tree. Sapotaceae. Sapodilla family. Publication USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry; . 5 p. (SO-ITF-SM; 62). Author Parrotta J.A. and Francis J.K. Website http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/30354 Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 1993 ISBN Description A very detailed article on Pouteria multiflora. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The tree is sometimes planted in home gardens for its edible fruit, it is also suitable for growing as an ornament and to provide shade[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. , 788 Title Pouteria multiflora (A.DC.) Eyma. Jacana, Bully-tree. Sapotaceae. Sapodilla family. Publication USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry; . 5 p. (SO-ITF-SM; 62). Author Parrotta J.A. and Francis J.K. Website http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/30354 Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 1993 ISBN Description A very detailed article on Pouteria multiflora. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama; Caribbean - Trinidad to Jamaica.

HabitatHumid forests[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. ]. Moist coastal and limestone forests and lower mountain forests in Puerto Rico[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. Occasionally a dominant tree in rainforests of Dominica[ 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. ].