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Pouteria dominigensis

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Species of flowering plant

Pouteria dominigensis
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Pouteria
Species: P. dominigensis
Binomial name
Pouteria dominigensis
(C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni (1942)
Synonyms
  • Lucuma dominigensis C.F.Gaertn. (1807)
  • Lucuma serpentaria var. dominigensis (C.F.Gaertn.) Dubard (1912)
  • Pouteria dominigensis var. typica Baehni (1942), not validly publ.
  • Radlkoferella dominigensis (C.F.Gaertn.) Pierre (1890)

Pouteria dominigensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), the Bahamas, and Florida. It is threatened by habitat loss. This plant produces a round yellow fruit with an exotic flavor, a mixture between Pouteria campechiana, canistel, & Carica papaya. The pulp has with a sweet texture and is similar Pouteria campechiana. This fruit, commonly referred to as the egg-fruit due to its association with the aforementioned and more commonly known Pouteria campechiana, is what the plant is cultivated and collected for.

Two subspecies are accepted:

  • Pouteria dominigensis subsp. cuprea (Urb. & Ekman) T.D.Penn. (synonym Lucuma cuprea Urb. & Ekman) – native to Hispaniola
  • Pouteria dominigensis subsp. dominigensis (synonyms include Pouteria moaensis Alain) – native to Cuba, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and Florida. As Pouteria moaensis it is listed by the IUCN as an endangered species endemic to Cuba.

References

  1. ^ Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Pouteria moaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35865A9957499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35865A9957499.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pouteria dominigensis (C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. "The Institute for Regional Conservation". regionalconservation.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
Taxon identifiers
Pouteria dominigensis
Pouteria moaensis
Lucuma dominigensis
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