Pouteria maclayana

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Pouteria maclayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Chrysophylloideae
Genus:	Pouteria
Species:	P. maclayana
Binomial name
*Pouteria maclayana* (F.Muell.) Baehni^[1]
Synonyms^[1]
List Bassia dubia Gaertn. Bassia maclayana F.Muell. Beauvisagea pomifera (Peckolt) Pierre ex Baill. Bureavella macleyana (F.Muell.) Pierre Illipe maclayana (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Lucuma maclayana (F.Muell.) H.J.Lam Lucuma navicularis H.J.Lam Lucuma pomifera Peckolt Planchonella pomifera (Pierre ex Baill.) Dubard Pouteria navicularis (H.J.Lam) Baehni Sideroxylon pomiferum (Pierre ex Baill.) Engl. Sideroxylon zippelianum Pierre ex Boerl.

Pouteria maclayana is a tree in the Sapotaceae family. It grows up to 18 metres (60 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 25 centimetres (10 in). The fruits are roundish, up to 1.3 cm (1 in) long. The tree is named for the Russian explorer and biologist Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay. Habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) altitude. P. maclayana is found in Indonesia, Malaysian Borneo, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pouteria maclayana". The Plant List. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
↑ Teo, Stephen P. (April 2002). "Pouteria maclayana (F.Muell.) Baehni". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 336. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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