Mammea
Appearance
Mammea Temporal range:
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Mammea americana fruit cross-section | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Calophyllaceae |
Genus: | Mammea L. |
Species | |
Synonyms | |
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Mammea is a
polygamous, with a unitary calyx opening into two or three valvate sepals.[3] There are 4 to 8 petals. Berries
are formed, containing 1 to 4 seeds. The leaves are rigid, coriaceous and often have pellucid dots.
Species
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A least two species are found in tropical America and the West Indies (Indomalaya and the Pacific region. Plants of the World Online currently includes:[4]
- Mammea acuminata (Kosterm.) Kosterm.
- Mammea africana Sabine – African mammee apple
- Mammea americana L.
- Mammea anastomosans (Miq.) Kosterm.
- Mammea angustifolia Planch. & Triana
- Mammea aruana Kosterm.
- Mammea bongo (R.Vig. & Humbert) Kosterm.
- Mammea brevipetiolata Kosterm.
- Mammea calciphila Kosterm.
- Mammea calophylloides Kosterm.
- Mammea cauliflora (Baker) P.F.Stevens
- Mammea congregata (Boerl.) Kosterm.
- Mammea cordata P.F.Stevens
- Mammea eugenioides Planch. & Triana
- Mammea glauca (Merr.) Kosterm.
- Mammea glaucifolia (H.Perrier) Kosterm.
- Mammea grandifolia P.F.Stevens
- Mammea harmandii (Pierre) Kosterm.
- Mammea immansueta D'Arcy
- Mammea lancilimba Kosterm.
- Mammea malayana Kosterm.
- Mammea megaphylla (J.-F.Leroy) P.F.Stevens
- Mammea micrantha (Pierre) Kosterm.
- Mammea nervosa (Kurz) Kosterm.
- Mammea neurophylla (Schltr.) Kosterm.
- Mammea novoguineensis (Kaneh. & Hatus.) Kosterm.
- Mammea odorata (Raf.) Kosterm.
- Mammea papuana (Lauterb.) Kosterm.
- Mammea papyracea P.F.Stevens
- Mammea pseudoprotorhus (H.Perrier) P.F.Stevens
- Mammea punctata (H.Perrier) P.F.Stevens
- Mammea ramiflora (Merr.) Kosterm.
- Mammea reticulata Kosterm.
- Mammea sanguinea (Jum. & H.Perrier) Kosterm.
- Mammea sessiliflora Planch. & Triana
- Mammea siamensis (Miq.) T.Anderson
- Mammea sinclairii Kosterm.
- Mammea suriga (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Kosterm.
- Mammea timorensis Kosterm.
- Mammea touriga (C.T.White & W.D.Francis) L.S.Sm.
- Mammea usambarensis Verdc.
- Mammea veimauriensis P.F.Stevens
- Mammea woodii Kosterm.
- Mammea yunnanensis (H.L.Li) Kosterm.
- Mammea zeereae P.F.Stevens
Synonymy
Synonyms of this genus are:
- Ochrocarpos Noronha ex Thouars
- Paramammea J.-F.Leroy
References
- ^ "Malpighiales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
- ^ Xi-wen Li; Jie Li; Peter Stevens, "Mammea Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 512. 1753", Flora of China
- ^ Plants of the World Online: Mammea L. (retrieved 9 April 2021)
External links
- Mammea siamensis (in Thai)