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Mammea americana L.

Mamey; Mammee apple

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Mamey; Mammee apple
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Tachira); Nicaragua; Bahamas; Cayman Isl.; Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola); Antigua; Barbados; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Martinique; Montserrat; Saba; St. Eustatius; St. Kitts; St. Martin/St. Maarten/St. Maarten; St. Vincent; Isla Margarita; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Morelos, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Honduras; Ecuador [I]; Panama; N-Brazil [I] (Amazonas [I]); NE-Brazil [I] (Bahia [I]); Colombia [I]; Fiji [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Ulithi [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Raiatea [I]); tropical Africa [I]; Benin [I]; Guinea [I]; Java [I]; India [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Trinidad & Tobago [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Calophyllaceae
Genus Mammea
Species americana
Author citation L.
Scientific name Mammea americana L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Mamey;  Mammee apple

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Mamey;  Mammee apple

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson