Pouteria sapota
Mamey, Mammee Sapote
Other regional names: Marmalade Plum +1 more
- Marmalade Plum
- Naseberry
Also known as: Bassia jussaei Griseb. +17 more
- Bassia jussaei Griseb.
- Calocarpum huastecanum Gilly
- Calocarpum mammosum subsp. bonplandii (Kunth) Pierre
- Calocarpum mammosum subsp. candollei (Pierre) Pierre
- Calocarpum mammosum subsp. ovoideum (Pierre) Pierre
- Calocarpum mammosum var. bonplandii (Kunth) Pierre
- Calocarpum mammosum var. candollei (Pierre) Pierre
- Calocarpum mammosum var. ovoideum (Pierre) Pierre
- Calocarpum sapota (Jacq.) Merr.
- Calospermum mammosum subsp. bonplandii (Kunth) Pierre
- Calospermum mammosum subsp. candollei Pierre
- Calospermum mammosum subsp. ovoidea Pierre
- Calospermum mammosum var. bonplandii (Kunth) Pierre
- Calospermum mammosum var. candollei Pierre
- Calospermum mammosum var. ovoidea Pierre
- Calospermum parvum Pierre
- Lucuma bonplandii Kunth
- Sapota mammosa Mill.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapotaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Pouteria sapota (commonly known as Mamey or Mammee Sapote) is a tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.