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''Pouteria'' is a
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of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family,
Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology)">order Ericales">family (biology)">family of flowering plants belonging to th ...
. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the mamey sapote ('' P. sapota''), and the lucuma ('' P. lucuma''). Commonly, this genus is known as pouteria trees, or in some cases, eggfruits. ''Pouteria'' is related to '' Manilkara'', another genus that produces hard and heavy woods (e.g. '' balatá'', ''M. bidentata'') used commonly for tropical construction, as well as edible fruit (such as
sapodilla ''Manilkara zapota'', commonly known as sapodilla (), sapote, chicozapote, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple, among other names, is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. An example natural occurrence is ...
, ''M. zapota'').


Range

''Pouteria'', as currently delineated, has over 200 species in the tropical Americas, from Mexico to northern Argentina and central Chile, including Florida and the Caribbean islands. Four species are found outside the Americas. '' Pouteria hexastemon'' is native to Cameroon in west-central Africa, and three species are native to
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– '' Pouteria celebica'' to
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, ''
Pouteria lucida ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' to Maluku, and ''
Pouteria oxyedra ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' to
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.


Uses

Many species, such as ''
Pouteria maclayana ''Planchonella maclayana'' is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The fruits are roundish, up to long. It ranges from Borneo through Sulawesi, Maluku, and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands ...
'', have edible fruits and are important foods, seasonally. Some are being commercially collected and sold on local markets or packed in cans. ''Pouteria'' species yield hard, heavy, resilient woods used as
firewood Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not heavily processed, and is in some sort of firelog, recognizable log or branch form, compared to other forms of wood fuel like pellet fuel, pellets. ...
and
timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). ...
, but particularly in outdoor and naval construction, such as dock pilings, deckings, etc. Some species, such as abiu ('' P. caimito''), are considered to be shipworm resistant, but this depends on the silica content, which may vary from 0.0-0.9%. The weight by volume (at 12% moisture content) of ''Pouteria'' wood can be in excess of 1140 kg/m3 (71 lb/ft3; thus, the wood sinks in water. The wood of ''Pouteria'' species is prone to considerable movement and warping when it dries out, but in its main use, naval construction, this is not a problem, since the wood never gets really dry. The vessel elements are relatively small and usually di- to quadriseriate; the medullary rays are fine and close together. ''Pouteria'' woods are capable of attaining an excellent polish using fine-grained sandpaper and possibly some wax. They can sometimes show an attractive figure of dark stripes against a sandy to mid-brown background colour. However, the wood is hardly used for furniture because it is so dense that items made from it would be difficult to transport. Moreover, it is nearly impossible to work using hand tools. Even using
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s, working these woods presents some problems, as well, but given some patience and practical knowledge, these can easily be solved. For the silica to be effective against shipworms, it needs to dry to some degree to harden. When the wood is continually waterlogged, this process may take place very slowly or not at all, leaving the wood vulnerable. ''Pouteria'' foliage is used as food by some Lepidoptera caterpillars, including those of the dalcerid moth '' Dalcera abrasa'', which has been recorded on '' P. ramiflora''. The fruits are important food for various animals, such as the rock-haunting ringtail possum (''Petropseudes dahli''). Due to
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and in some cases overexploitation, many species of ''Pouteria'' are threatened. At least 10 are close to
extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...
ion, and one – the Rio de Janeiro pouteria ('' P. stenophylla''), which grew near
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in
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, is now extinct.


Systematics and taxonomy

''Pouteria'' is a " wastebasket taxon", and its size is continually being expanded or decreased. The segregated ''Labatia'', described by Olof Swartz in 1788 and named after the French botanist Jean-Baptiste Labat, was maintained as a distinct entity until the 1930s, when it was synonymized with ''Pouteria''. Most segregated genera that were merged with ''Pouteria'' again were established by Henri Ernest Baillon and
Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (23 October 1833 – 30 October 1905), also known as J. B. Louis Pierre, was a French Botany, botanist known for his Asian studies. Early life Pierre was born in Saint-André, Réunion, Saint-André, Réunion, and ...
.USDA (2009) Recent phylogenetic and morphological studies found ''Pouteria'' to be
polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage that includes organisms with mixed evolutionary origin but does not include their most recent common ancestor. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as Homoplasy, homoplasies ...
, and many genera previously subsumed into ''Pouteria'' and/or '' Chrysophyllum'', including '' Achrouteria,
Chloroluma ''Chloroluma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology)">or ...
, Cornuella,
Englerella ''Englerella macrocarpa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is the sole species in genus ''Englerella''. It is a tree native to Colombia, northern Brazil, Guyana, and French Guiana. References

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Labatia ''Labatia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 16 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina. Species 16 species are accepted. *'' Labatia beaurep ...
, Lucuma, Martiusella, Nemaluma, Peteniodendron, Prieurella'', and '' Ragala'', have been reinstated.


Accepted species

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'' currently accepts 170 species. * '' Pouteria alvesii'' Alves-Araújo – Brazil (Pernambuco and Bahia) * '' Pouteria amapaensis'' – Brazil (Amapá) * ''
Pouteria amazonica ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' – Brazil (Amazonas) * '' Pouteria ambelaniifolia'' – Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria amygdalicarpa'' – Nicaragua to Venezuela and Ecuador * '' Pouteria amygdalina'' – southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Costa Rica * '' Pouteria andarahiensis'' – Brazil (Bahia) * '' Pouteria anteridata'' – Venezuela * '' Pouteria arcuata'' – southeastern Colombia and Venezuela (Amazonas) * '' Pouteria areolatifolia'' – Guatemala (Petén) * '' Pouteria aristata'' – Cuba * '' Pouteria atabapoensis'' – Venezuela (Amazonas) and Brazil (Amazonas) * '' Pouteria atlantica'' – Brazil (southeastern Bahia) * '' Pouteria aubrevillei'' – northern Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, and Peru * '' Pouteria aurea'' – Ecuador * '' Pouteria austin-smithii'' – Costa Rica and Panama * '' Pouteria baehniana'' – Venezuela to Bolivia * '' Pouteria bangii'' – northern South America * '' Pouteria bapeba'' – Brazil (southeastern Bahia to northern Espírito Santo) * '' Pouteria belizensis'' – Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas) to Nicaragua * '' Pouteria benai'' – French Guiana * '' Pouteria bilocularis'' – northern South America * '' Pouteria bonneriana'' – Peru (Loreto) * '' Pouteria bracteata'' – Nicaragua to western Ecuador * '' Pouteria brevensis'' – Brazil (Pará) * '' Pouteria brevipetiolata'' – Ecuador * '' Pouteria briocheoides'' – Mexico (Chiapas) and Guatemala * '' Pouteria buenaventurensis'' – Panama to Ecuador * '' Pouteria bullata'' – Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Paraná) * '' Pouteria butyrocarpa'' – Brazil (southeastern Bahia to Espírito Santo) * '' Pouteria caimito'' – abiu – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, northern South America, and Trinidad and Tobago * '' Pouteria calistophylla'' – Costa Rica and Panama * '' Pouteria campanulata'' – Brazil (Amazonas and Pará) * '' Pouteria canaimaensis'' – Venezuela (Bolívar) * '' Pouteria cayennensis'' – southeastern Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria celebica'' Erlee – Sulawesi * '' Pouteria chiricana'' – Costa Rica and Panama * '' Pouteria chocoensis'' – western Colombia * '' Pouteria cicatricata'' – Brazil (Amazonas and Rondônia) * '' Pouteria cinnamomea'' – Peru (Cusco) * '' Pouteria citriodora'' – Brazil (Bahia) * ''
Pouteria cladantha ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees in the gutta-percha family (biology), family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ...
'' – tropical South America * '' Pouteria coelomatica'' – Brazil (southeastern Bahia to Rio de Janeiro) * '' Pouteria collina'' – Colombia and northern Ecuador * '' Pouteria condorensis'' – Ecuador * '' Pouteria cordiformis'' – Ecuador * '' Pouteria coriacea'' – Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria crassiflora'' – Venezuela (Amazonas) and Brazil (Amapá and Pará) * '' Pouteria cubensis'' – Cuba (Sierra Maestra) * '' Pouteria cuspidata'' – Costa Rica to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil * '' Pouteria decorticans'' – northwestern Venezuela, northern Brazil, and French Guiana * '' Pouteria decussata'' – Brazil (Pará) * '' Pouteria deliciosa'' – French Guiana, Colombia, and Peru * '' Pouteria dictyoneura'' * ''
Pouteria egregia ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' – Colombia and northeastern Brazil * '' Pouteria elegans'' – Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, northern Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia * '' Pouteria engleri'' – Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria ephedrantha'' – southeast Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil (Acre) * '' Pouteria ericoides'' – Brazil (Amazonas: near Manaus) * '' Pouteria erythrochrysa'' – Brazil (Amazonas: near Manaus) * '' Pouteria espinae'' – Colombia * '' Pouteria eugeniifolia'' – Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria euryphylla'' – Panama * '' Pouteria exfoliata'' – Costa Rica and Panama * '' Pouteria exstaminodia'' – Brazil (Amazonas) * '' Pouteria filiformis'' – Costa Rica * '' Pouteria fossicola'' – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama * '' Pouteria foveolata'' – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama * '' Pouteria fragrans'' – Paraguay and northeastern Argentina * '' Pouteria franciscana'' – northern and northeastern Bolivia, northern Brazil, and northeastern Brazil (southeastern Bahia) * '' Pouteria freitasii'' – Brazil (Amazonas: near Manaus) * '' Pouteria fulva'' – Brazil (Amazonas) * '' Pouteria furcata'' – northeastern Brazil (Maranhão and Piauí) * '' Pouteria gabrielensis'' – southeastern Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria gallifructa'' – Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and Costa Rica; northeastern Brazil * '' Pouteria gardneri'' – Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay * '' Pouteria gigantea'' – Ecuador * '' Pouteria glauca'' – Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, northern and northeastern Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname * '' Pouteria glomerata'' – Mexico to northeastern Argentina :* ''Pouteria glomerata'' subsp. ''stylosa'' – Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria gomphiifolia'' – Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria gongrijpii'' – Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, northern and northeastern Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname * '' Pouteria gracilis'' – Peru (San Martín) * '' Pouteria guianensis'' Aubl. – Panama, northern South America, and Trinidad * '' Pouteria hexastemon'' Baehni – Cameroon * '' Pouteria hotteana'' – Haiti and Puerto Rico * '' Pouteria izabalensis'' – Mexico (Chiapas) to Costa Rica * '' Pouteria juruana'' – Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria kaieteurensis'' – Guyana ( Kaieteur Plateau) * '' Pouteria krukovii'' – Colombia, Brazil (Acre), and Peru (Loreto) * '' Pouteria latianthera'' – Venezuela (Amazonas) and Brazil (Amapá) * '' Pouteria leptopedicellata'' – Costa Rica to Ecuador * '' Pouteria longifolia'' – Peru (San Martín) and Bolivia (La Paz) * '' Pouteria lucens'' – Brazil (Amazonas) * ''
Pouteria lucida ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' (H.J.Lam) Baehni – Maluku * '' Pouteria lucumifolia'' – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Ecuador, Peru * '' Pouteria macahensis'' – northeastern and eastern Brazil (Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro) * '' Pouteria macrocarpa'' – Colombia, northern Brazil, and southeastern Brazil * '' Pouteria macrophylla'' – Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, northern, central, and eastern Brazil, Suriname and French Guiana * '' Pouteria maguirei'' – southeast Colombia, Venezuela (Amazonas), and northwestern Brazil * '' Pouteria mattogrossensis'' – Brazil (Mato Grosso) * '' Pouteria megaphylla'' – Ecuador * '' Pouteria melanopoda'' – Suriname and French Guiana * '' Pouteria micrantha'' – eastern Cuba (Lomas de Cuaba and Sierra de Nipe) * '' Pouteria microstrigosa'' – eastern Brazil (southeastern Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais) * '' Pouteria minima'' – Venezuela (Bolívar) and Brazil (northwestern Amazonas) * '' Pouteria mongaguensis'' – Brazil (São Paulo) * '' Pouteria nemorosa'' – eastern Bolivia * '' Pouteria nudipetala'' – southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria oblanceolata'' – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, French Guiana, and northern and northeastern Brazil * ''
Pouteria obscura ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' – Brazil (Pará) * '' Pouteria opposita'' – Peru and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria orinocoensis'' – central and southern Venezuela * ''
Pouteria oxyedra ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' (Miq.) Baehni – Sumatra * '' Pouteria pachyphylla'' – northern Brazil (Amazonas and Rondônia) * '' Pouteria pallida'' – Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago * '' Pouteria penicillata'' – Guyan * '' Pouteria pentamera'' – Brazil (Amazonas: near Manaus) * '' Pouteria peruviensis'' – Peru (Loreto) * '' Pouteria pimichinensis'' – Colombia (Guainía) and Venezuela (southeastern Amazonas) * '' Pouteria pisquiensis'' – Peru (Ucayali) * '' Pouteria platyphylla'' – northern and west-central Brazil (Amazonas and Mato Grosso), Ecuador, and Peru (Loreto) * '' Pouteria plicata'' – Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, and northern, northeastern, and west-central Brazil * '' Pouteria polycarpa'' – Bolivia * '' Pouteria polysepala'' – Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Brazil * ''
Pouteria procera ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' – Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and northern and eastern Brazil * '' Pouteria puberula'' – Venezuela (Miranda) * '' Pouteria pubescens'' – southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria pullei'' – Suriname * '' Pouteria putamen-ovi'' – southern Colombia, northern Peru, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria quicheana'' – Guatemala * ''
Pouteria ramiflora ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' (Mart.) Radlk. – Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay * '' Pouteria resinosa'' – northern Brazil (Amazonas: near Manaus) * '' Pouteria reticulata'' – southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America * '' Pouteria retinervis'' – southeastern Colombia, northern Brazil, and French Guiana * '' Pouteria rhynchocarpa'' – southern Mexico (Veracruz and Oacaca) * '' Pouteria rigida'' – southern Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria rigidopsis'' – northern and northeastern Venezuela * '' Pouteria rostrata'' – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern and west-central Brazil * '' Pouteria rufotomentosa'' – Mexico (Oaxaca) and Guatemala * '' Pouteria sagotiana'' – Guianas and northern Brazil (Amapá) * '' Pouteria samborae'' – Brazil (Espírito Santo) * '' Pouteria sambuensis'' – Panama * '' Pouteria sapota'' – mamey sapote – Mexico and Central America * '' Pouteria scabritesta'' – Ecuador * '' Pouteria sclerocarpa'' – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru * '' Pouteria scrobiculata'' – Colombia (Caquetá), Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria semecarpifolia'' – Leeward Islands and Windward Islands * '' Pouteria sessilis'' – Peru (Loreto) * '' Pouteria silvestris'' – Costa Rica (Heredia), Colombia (Chocó), and Ecuador * '' Pouteria simulans'' – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru * '' Pouteria singularis'' – Venezuela, northern Brazil, and French Guiana * '' Pouteria sipapoensis'' – Venezuela (Amazonas) * '' Pouteria spicata'' – Costa Rica * '' Pouteria squamosa'' – southern Mexico (southern Veracruz and Oaxaca) and Guatemala * '' Pouteria stipitata'' – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil (Rondônia) * '' Pouteria stylifera'' – northern Brazil (Amazonas: near Manaus) * '' Pouteria subrotata'' – Nicaragua to Venezuela and Peru * '' Pouteria subsessilifolia'' – northeastern Brazil (Bahia) * '' Pouteria surumuensis'' – Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, northern Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia * '' Pouteria synsepala'' – northeastern Brazil (Bahia) * '' Pouteria tarapotensis'' – Peru and western Bolivia * '' Pouteria tarumanensis'' – northern Brazil (Amazonas: near Manaus) * '' Pouteria tenuisepala'' – French Guiana and northern Brazil (Amapá and Pará) * '' Pouteria torta'' (Mart.) Radlk. – Abiurana – southern Mexico to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil :* subsp. ''tuberculata'' – Red Abiorana – southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, northern Brazil, and French Guiana * ''
Pouteria trifida ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the m ...
'' – northeastern Brazil (southeastern Bahia) * '' Pouteria trilocularis'' – Costa Rica and Colombia, Venezuela, northern and west-central Brazil, Ecuador, and Bolivia * '' Pouteria triplarifolia'' – Costa Rica (Puntarenas) * '' Pouteria tuberculata'' – southern Mexico to Peru and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria ucuqui'' – southeastern Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil * '' Pouteria undulatifolia'' – west-central Brazil * '' Pouteria validinervis'' – Ecuador * '' Pouteria velutinicarpa'' – Brazil (southeastern Bahia) * '' Pouteria vernicosa'' – southeastern Colombia, northern Brazil (Amazonas), and Peru (Huánuco) * '' Pouteria viridis'' (Pittier) Cronquist – southern Mexico (Veracruz and Chiapas) to Costa Rica


Formerly placed here

* '' Aningeria adolfi-friederici'' (as ''P. adolfi-friederici'') * '' Aningeria altissima'' (as ''P. altissima'') * '' Aningeria pseudoracemosa'' (as ''P. pseudoracemosa'') * '' Chromolucuma congestifolia'' (as ''P. congestifolia'') * '' Chromolucuma flavilatex'' (as ''P. flavilatex'' ) * '' Chromolucuma stipulifera'' (as ''P. stipulifera'' ) * '' Chromolucuma williamii'' (as ''P. williamii'' ) * ''
Englerella macrocarpa ''Englerella macrocarpa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is the sole species in genus ''Englerella''. It is a tree native to Colombia, northern Brazil, Guyana, and French Guiana. References

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'' (as ''P. speciosa'' ) * '' Englerophytum magalismontanum'' (as ''P. magalismontana'') *'' Gayella valparadisaea'' (as ''P. splendens'' ) * '' Labatia beaurepairei'' (as ''P. beaurepairei'' ) * '' Labatia ciliata'' (as ''P. ciliata'' ) * '' Labatia confusa'' (as ''P. confusa'' ) * '' Labatia filipes'' (as ''P. filipes'' ) * ''
Labatia fimbriata ''Labatia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 16 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina. Species 16 species are accepted. *'' Labatia beaurep ...
'' (as ''P. fimbriata'' ) * '' Labatia gardneriana'' (as ''P. gardneriana'' ) * '' Labatia lecythidicarpa'' (as ''P. lecythidicarpa'' ) * '' Labatia nordestinensis'' (as ''P. nordestinensis'' ) * ''
Labatia pariry ''Labatia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 16 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina. Species 16 species are accepted. *'' Labatia beaurep ...
'' (as ''P. pariry'' ) * ''
Labatia petiolata ''Labatia petiolata'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Colombia ( Caquetá), Brazil (Amazonas and Pará states), and central Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked coun ...
'' (as ''P. petiolata'' ) * ''
Labatia psammophila ''Labatia psammophila'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is a shrub or tree which grows up to 23 meters tall. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest eastern Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Bra ...
'' (as ''P. psammophila'' ) * ''
Labatia salicifolia ''Labatia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 16 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina. Species 16 species are accepted. *'' Labatia beaurep ...
'' (as ''P. salicifolia'' ) * ''
Labatia sessiliflora ''Labatia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 16 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina. Species 16 species are accepted. *'' Labatia beaurep ...
'' (as ''P. sessiliflora'' ) * ''
Labatia subcaerulea ''Labatia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 16 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina. Species 16 species are accepted. *''Labatia beaurepa ...
'' (as ''P. subcaerulea'' ) * '' Lucuma arguacoensium'' (as ''P. arguacoensium'' ) * '' Lucuma bifera'' (as ''P. lucuma'' ) * '' Lucuma brachyandra'' (as ''P. brachyandra'' ) * '' Lucuma campechiana'' (as ''P. campechiana'' ) – canistel, yellow sapote * '' Lucuma capacifolia'' (as ''P. capacifolia'' ) * '' Lucuma dominigensis'' (as ''P. dominigensis'' ) * '' Lucuma grandiflora'' (as ''P. grandiflora'' ) * '' Lucuma grandis'' (as ''P. grandis'' ) * '' Lucuma kossmanniae'' (as ''P. kossmanniae'' ) * '' Lucuma manaosensis'' (as ''P. manaosensis'' ) * '' Lucuma multiflora'' (as ''P. multiflora'' ) * '' Lucuma oxypetala'' (as ''P. oxypetala'' ) * '' Lucuma pachycalyx'' (as ''P. pachycalyx'' ) * '' Lucuma rodriguesiana'' (as ''P. rodriguesiana'' ) * '' Lucuma stenophylla'' (as ''P. stenophylla'' ) * '' Lucuma trigonosperma'' (as ''P. trigonosperma'' ) * '' Lucuma venosa'' (as ''P. venosa'' ) * '' Micropholis laevigata'' (as ''P. laevigata'' ) * '' Micropholis maxima'' (as ''P. maxima'' ) * ''
Micropholis oppositifolia ''Micropholis oppositifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is a tree endemic to the states of Pará and Amapá in northern Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South Am ...
'' (as ''P. oppositifolia'' ) * '' Nemaluma anomala'' (as ''P. anomala'' ) * '' Peteniodendron durlandii'' (as ''P. durlandii'' ) * '' Peteniodendron jariense'' (as ''P. jariensis'' ) * '' Peteniodendron pallens'' (as ''P. pallens'' ) * '' Peteniodendron virescens'' (as ''P. virescens'' ) * '' Pichonia daenikeri'' (as ''P. daenikeri'') * '' Planchonella australis'' (as ''P. australis'') * '' Planchonella contermina'' (as ''P. contermina'') * '' Planchonella costata'' (as ''P. costata'') * '' Planchonella eerwah'' (as ''P. eerwah'') * '' Planchonella kaalaensis'' (as ''P. kaalaensis'') * '' Planchonella myrsinoides'' (as ''P. myrsinoides'') * ''Planchonella myrsinifolia'' subsp. ''howeana'' (as ''P. howeana'') * '' Planchonella maclayana'' (as ''P. maclayana'') * '' Planchonella malaccensis'' (as ''P. malaccensis'') * '' Planchonella obovata'' (as ''P. obovata'') * '' Planchonella sandwicensis'' (as ''P. sandwicensis'') * '' Pleioluma balansana'' (as ''P. brevipedicellata'') * '' Synsepalum dulcificum'' (as ''P. dulcifica'') – miracle fruit


Synonyms

Due to the uncertainty regarding its actual content, the number of synonyms of ''Pouteria'' is massive. ''
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'' currently treats the following genera as synonyms.''Pouteria'' Aubl.
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* ''Barylucuma'' Ducke (1925) * ''Caleatia'' Mart. ex Steud. (1841), pro syn. * ''Caramuri'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. (1961) * ''Chaetocarpus'' Schreb. (1789), nom. rej. * ''Discoluma'' Baill. (1891) * ''Eremoluma'' Baill. (1891) * ''Franchetella'' Pierre (1890) * ''Gomphiluma'' Baill. (1891) * ''Guapeba'' Gomes (1812) * ''Guapebeira'' Gomes (1803) * ''Ichthyophora'' Baehni (1964) * ''Krugella'' Pierre (1891) * ''Leioluma'' Baill. (1891) * ''Microluma'' Baill. (1891) * ''Myrtiluma'' Baill. (1891) * ''Neoxythece'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. (1961) * ''Oxythece'' Miq. (1863), nom. illeg. * ''Paralabatia'' Pierre (1890) * ''Piresodendron'' Aubrév. ex Le Thomas (1983) * ''Podoluma'' Baill. (1891) * ''Prozetia'' Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr. * ''Pseudocladia'' Pierre (1891) * ''Pseudolabatia'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. (1962) * ''Pseudoxythece'' Aubrév. (1972) * ''Sandwithiodoxa'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. (1962) * ''Urbanella'' Pierre (1890) The following genera are sometimes included in ''Pouteria''. Their current treatment by ''
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'' is included here. * ''Achradelpha'' O.F.Cook – synonym of '' Manilkara'' * ''Albertisiella'' Pierre ex Aubrév. – synonym of '' Planchonella'' * '' Aningeria'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. – accepted genus * ''Beauvisagea'' Pierre – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Beccariella'' Pierre – synonym of '' Pleioluma''''Beccariella'' Pierre
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* ''Beccarimnia'' Pierre ex Koord. * ''Blabeia'' Baehni – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Boerlagella'' Cogn. - synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Bureavella'' Pierre – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Calocarpum'' Pierre – synonym of ''Manilkara'' * ''Calospermum'' Pierre – synonym of ''Manilkara'' * ''Eglerodendron'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. (1962) – synonym of ''Labatia'' * ''
Englerella ''Englerella macrocarpa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is the sole species in genus ''Englerella''. It is a tree native to Colombia, northern Brazil, Guyana, and French Guiana. References

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'' Pierre (1891) – accepted genus * ''Fontbrunea'' Pierre – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * '' Gayella'' Pierre (1890) – accepted genus * ''Hormogyne'' A.DC. – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Iteiluma'' Baill. – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Krausella'' H.J.Lam – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''
Labatia ''Labatia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It includes 16 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina. Species 16 species are accepted. *'' Labatia beaurep ...
'' Sw. (1788), nom. cons. – accepted genus * '' Lucuma'' Molina (1782) – accepted genus * '' Malacantha'' Pierre – accepted genus * '' Nemaluma'' Baill. (1891) – accepted genus * ''Neolabatia'' Aubrév. (1972), nom. illeg. – synonym of ''Labatia'' * '' Peteniodendron'' Lundell (1976) – accepted genus * ''Peuceluma'' Baill. – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * '' Planchonella'' Pierre - accepted genus * '' Pleioluma'' (Baill.) Baehni – accepted genus * ''Poissonella'' Pierre – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Pyriluma'' (Baill.) Aubrév. – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Radlkoferella'' Pierre (1890) – synonym of ''Lucuma'' * ''Richardella'' Pierre (1890) – synonym of ''Lucuma'' * '' Sersalisia'' R.Br. - accepted genus * ''Siderocarpus'' Pierre – synonym of ''Planchonella'' * ''Syzygiopsis'' Ducke (1925) – synonym of ''Micropholis'' * '' Van-royena'' Aubrév. – accepted genus * ''Woikoia'' Baehni * ''Wokoia'' Baehni – synonym of '' Pichonia''


Footnotes


References

* (1996): Germplasm Resources Information Network &ndash
''Pouteria''
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