Sapotaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Pouteria macrocarpa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pouteria macrocarpa is an evergreen tree with a broad, fairly open crown; it can grow 15 - 26 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be 45 - 55cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. A popular wild fruit that is often gathered from the wild for local use. The tree also produces a wood for local use. Despite the extensive range, populations are rare and declining. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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 RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Colombia; C. America - Costa Rica.

HabitatHumid rainforests, usually in wet but non-inundated, floodplain sites[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].