familyCalophyllaceae
genusMammea
speciesMammea americana

Mammea americana

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 512. 1753.

Norman K. B. Robson
IllustratedIntroduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 66.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

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

V6 106-distribution-map.jpg

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.
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Anther architecture
eglandular +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
obtuse;rounded or retuse +
Areole architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Areole coloration or relief
dots +
Author
Norman K. B. Robson +
Authority
Linnaeus +
Base shape
cuneate;rounded +
Berry coloration
brown +
Berry diameter
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Berry shape
subglobose +  and globose +
Blade architecture or shape
pinnate +
Blade coloration
dark green +
Blade length
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Blade shape
elliptic;obovate-elliptic +
Blade texture
coriaceous +
Blade width
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Bract presence
absent +
Cotyledon size
large +
Distribution
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies (Greater Antilles) +, West Indies (St. Croix) +, West Indies (St. Thomas) +, West Indies (Trinidad) +  and Central America +
Elevation
0–40 m +
Embryo length
1/3+ times seed +
Endocarp coloration
reddish-brown +
Endocarp texture
fibrous +
Filament fusion
connate +
Filament size
expanded +
Flower architecture
homostylous +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower arrangement or shape
stellate +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Fruit architecture
baccate +
Gland shape
spherical +
Habitat
Wetlands +
Hair architecture
multicellular +  and unicellular +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
1-flowered +  and 3+-flowered +
Inflorescence architecture or arrangement
fasciculate +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inner sepal architecture
petaloid +
Introduced
true +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +  and simple +
Leaf arrangement
decussate +  and opposite +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Mesocarp pubescence or texture
soft +
Mesocarp texture
fleshy +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-8-locular +
Ovary placentation
basal +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovary shape
pyriform +
Pedicel some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Peduncle presence
absent +
Pericarp pubescence or relief
rough +
Pericarp texture
firm +
Petal arrangement
imbricate +
Petal atypical quantity
6 (8) +
Petal coloration
white +
Petal duration
deciduous +
Petal quantity
4;6 +
Petal shape
orbiculate +
Petal some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Petiole fragility or size
stout +
Petiole some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering summer–fall (May–Oct). +
Publication title
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1753 +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture
not arillate +
Seed length
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
2 +  and 4 +
Seed width
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
Sepal architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Sepal atypical quantity
4 (16) +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Sepal quantity
2 +
Sepal shape
orbiculate-concave +
Sepal width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V6/V6 106.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
Stamen architecture or arrangement
not fascicled +
Stem shape
terete +
Stigma architecture
peltate +
Stigma size
expanded +
Style height or length or size
short +
Style quantity
1 +
Style width
thick +
Submarginal vein coloration
clear +
Taxon family
Calophyllaceae +
Taxon name
Mammea americana +
Taxon parent
Mammea +
Taxon rank
species +
Tertiary reticulation density
dense +
Tertiary vein prominence
prominent +
Valve architecture or course
irregular +
Valve quantity
2 (?) +
Volume
Volume 6 +
Whole organism architecture
leafy +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
1,500 cm15,000 mm <br />15 m <br /> (2,000 cm20,000 mm <br />20 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
tree +
Whole organism pubescence
glabrous +
Whole organism reproduction
dioecious +  and polygamous +
Whole organism size or width
narrow +
Whole organism some measurement
0m (15m) +
X chromosome quantity
16 +