Mammea is a flowering plant genus with about 70 species in the family Calophyllaceae.[2] Its members are evergreen trees having edible fruits. The flowers are 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.
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. |
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Synonyms | |
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Species
editA least two species are found in tropical America and the West Indies (Mammea americana and M. immansueta), about 20 species, including M. africana and M. usambarensis in mainland Africa and many in Madagascar, with the remainder in 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
editSynonyms of this genus are:
- Ochrocarpos Noronha ex Thouars
- Paramammea J.-F.Leroy
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Mammea siamensis (in Thai)