Mammea americana

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 512. 1753.

IllustratedIntroduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 66.

Trees often narrow and densely leafy, to 15 (–20) m. Leaves: petiole stout, 10–15 mm; blade dark green, elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 9–25 × 5–11 cm, base cuneate to rounded, apex obtuse to rounded or retuse, tertiary reticulation dense. Inflorescences 3+-flowered (staminate) or 1-flowered (pistillate or bisexual). Pedicels 5–15 mm. Flowers: sepals orbiculate-concave, 1–1.5 × 1–1.5 cm; petals 4–6, imbricate, white, orbiculate, 1.5–2.5 cm; filaments basally expanded; ovary pyriform. Berries brown, globose or subglobose, 10–15 cm diam.; mesocarp fleshy, soft when ripe; endocarp reddish-brown, fibrous. Seeds to 7 × 5.5 cm.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall (May–Oct).
Habitat: Wetlands
Elevation: 0–40 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Fla., Mexico, West Indies (Greater Antilles), West Indies (St. Croix), West Indies (St. Thomas), West Indies (Trinidad), Central America

Discussion

Mammea americana is widely grown for fruit and occasionally naturalized in southern Florida (Miami-Dade County and keys).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Mammea americana"
obtuse;rounded or retuse +
Norman K. B. Robson +
Linnaeus +
cuneate;rounded +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
subglobose +  and globose +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
elliptic;obovate-elliptic +
coriaceous +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies (Greater Antilles) +, West Indies (St. Croix) +, West Indies (St. Thomas) +, West Indies (Trinidad) +  and Central America +
0–40 m +
1/3+ times seed +
reddish-brown +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
spherical +
Wetlands +
multicellular +  and unicellular +
1-flowered +  and 3+-flowered +
petiolate +  and simple +
decussate +  and opposite +
pyriform +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
deciduous +
orbiculate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Flowering summer–fall (May–Oct). +
not arillate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
2 +  and 4 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
persistent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
orbiculate-concave +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
expanded +
Mammea americana +
species +
1,500 cm15,000 mm <br />15 m <br /> (2,000 cm20,000 mm <br />20 m <br />) +
dioecious +  and polygamous +