Sapotaceae FAMILY
Pouteria maclayana
Pouteria maclayana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pouteria maclayana is a tree that can grow up to 27 metres tall but is usually smaller. The bole can be 60cm in diameter, it commonly has buttresses[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
HabitatFound mainly on the coast and at elevations up to 500 metres[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ].