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Mamey Apple
Mammee apple, mamey apple or mammey apple is a common name for several plants which produce edible fruit, and may refer to: *'' Mammea africana'' *''Mammea americana ''Mammea americana'', commonly known as mammee, mammee apple, mammey, mamey, mamey apple, Santo Domingo apricot, tropical apricot, or South American apricot, is an evergreen tree of the family Calophyllaceae, whose fruit is edible. It has als ...'' {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammea Africana
''Mammea africana'' is a medium to large sized tree within the family Calophyllaceae, it is also known as African mammee apple and its timber is traded under the trade name, Oboto. ''Mammea africana'' is found in evergreen and semi deciduous forests in West and Central Tropical Africa. Description A medium to large sized tree that can grow up to 40 meters tall with a dark green crown of short spreading branches, it has a cylindrical and straight trunk, that can be up to 27 meters tall without branches. Leaves are simple, coriaceous and thick, the upper surface is glossy dark green while beneath is less shiny and glabrous, the petiole is 0.4–1.5 cm long; leaf-blade is elliptical to oblong in outline, 12–26 cm long and 4–10 cm wide. Flower is axillary on leafy shoots and cauliflorous, with buds that are globular; pedicel is up to 4 cm long, petals are 4, white and caducous, up to 3 cm long. Fruit is a thick drupe, warty, up to 10 cm long, pale yellow in color, it has a coria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammea Americana
''Mammea americana'', commonly known as mammee, mammee apple, mammey, mamey, mamey apple, Santo Domingo apricot, tropical apricot, or South American apricot, is an evergreen tree of the family Calophyllaceae, whose fruit is edible. It has also been classified as belonging to the family Guttiferae Juss. (1789), which would make it a relative of the mangosteen. In certain Latin American countries, ''Mammea americana'' is referred to as "yellow mamey" () to distinguish it from the unrelated but similar-looking ''Pouteria sapota'', whose fruit is usually called "red mamey" ( or ). Description Tree The mammee tree is high and is similar in appearance to the southern magnolia ''(Magnolia grandiflora)''. Its trunk is short and reaches in diameter. The tree's upright branches form an oval head. Its dark-green foliage is quite dense, with opposite, leathery, elliptical leaves. The leaves can reach wide and twice as long. The mammee flower is fragrant, has four or six white pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
