Pouteria dominigensis
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| Pouteria dominigensis | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Pouteria |
| Species: | P. dominigensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pouteria dominigensis (C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni (1942)
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Pouteria dominigensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), the Bahamas, and Florida.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] This plant produces a round yellow fruit with an exotic flavor, a mixture between Pouteria campechiana, canistel, & Carica papaya. The pulp has with a sweet texture and is similar Pouteria campechiana. This fruit, commonly referred to as the egg-fruit [3] due to its association with the aforementioned and more commonly known Pouteria campechiana, is what the plant is cultivated and collected for. [4] Two subspecies are accepted:[2]
- Pouteria dominigensis subsp. cuprea (Urb. & Ekman) T.D.Penn. (synonym Lucuma cuprea Urb. & Ekman) – native to Hispaniola
- Pouteria dominigensis subsp. dominigensis (synonyms include Pouteria moaensis Alain) – native to Cuba, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and Florida. As Pouteria moaensis it is listed by the IUCN as an endangered species endemic to Cuba.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Pouteria moaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35865A9957499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35865A9957499.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pouteria dominigensis (C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ↑ "The Institute for Regional Conservation". regionalconservation.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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