Difference between revisions of "Mammea"
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 5 November 2020
Trees, glabrous, without stilt or loop roots. Stems terete. Leaves: petiole caniculate, without adaxial protuberance; blade coriaceous, venation closely pinnate, without clear submarginal vein, with tertiary venation prominent between lateral veins, with glandular dots in areoles. Inflorescences fasciculate or flowers solitary; peduncle absent; bracts absent. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, stellate; sepals persistent, 2(or 3), completely connate in bud, splitting into 2 irregular valves; stamens not fascicled; style thick, very short. Fruits baccate; pericarp firm, rough. Seeds 2–4. x = 16.
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar), Pacific Islands (New Caledonia), Australia.
Discussion
Mammea includes two species in Central America, three in Africa, and the rest in Madagascar and Australia, and the Pacific Islands, including New Caledonia.
Species ca. 75 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.