Pouteria maclayana

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

Pouteria maclayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Pouteria
Species:
P. maclayana
Binomial name
Pouteria maclayana
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.

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


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