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Pouteria elegans

Also known as: Chrysophyllum glaucescens Engl. +18 more
  • Chrysophyllum glaucescens Engl.
  • Chrysophyllum leptocarpum Spruce ex Miq.
  • Franchetella crassifolia (Radlk.) Pires & W.A.Rodrigues
  • Guapeba crassifolia (Radlk.) Pierre
  • Ichthyophora leptocarpa (Miq.) Baehni
  • Lucuma leptocarpa (Spruce ex Miq.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Lucuma leptocarpa (Spruce ex Miq.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Neoxythece elegans (A.DC.) Aubrév.
  • Oxythece elegans (DC.) Pierre
  • Oxythece glaucescens (Engl.) Cronquist
  • Oxythece leptocarpa Miq.
  • Oxythece pseudosideroxylon Miq.
  • Planchonella elegans (A.DC.) Baehni
  • Pouteria arbuscula Baehni
  • Pouteria crassifolia Radlk.
  • Pouteria elegans var. typica Baehni
  • Sideroxylon elegans A.DC.
  • Sideroxylon elegans var. micranthum Miq.
  • Sideroxylon elegans var. micrathum DC.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Sapotaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Pouteria elegans is a shrub or tree within the Sapotaceae family. It is found natively in South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela

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