Mammea Explained

Mammea is a flowering plant genus with about 70 species in the family Calophyllaceae.^[1] Its members are evergreen trees having edible fruits. The flowers are polygamous, with a unitary calyx opening into two or three valvate sepals. There are 4 to 8 petals. Berries are formed, containing 1 to 4 seeds. The leaves are rigid, coriaceous and often have pellucid dots.

Species

A least two species are found in tropical America and the West Indies (Mammea americana and M. immansueta), about 20 species, including M. africana and M. usambarensis in mainland Africa and many in Madagascar, with the remainder in Indomalaya and the Pacific region. Plants of the World Online currently includes:^[2]

1. Mammea acuminata (Kosterm.) Kosterm.
2. Mammea africana Sabine – African mammee apple
3. Mammea americana L.
4. Mammea anastomosans (Miq.) Kosterm.
5. Mammea angustifolia Planch. & Triana
6. Mammea aruana Kosterm.
7. Mammea bongo (R.Vig. & Humbert) Kosterm.
8. Mammea brevipetiolata Kosterm.
9. Mammea calciphila Kosterm.
10. Mammea calophylloides Kosterm.
11. Mammea cauliflora (Baker) P.F.Stevens
12. Mammea congregata (Boerl.) Kosterm.
13. Mammea cordata P.F.Stevens
14. Mammea eugenioides Planch. & Triana
15. Mammea glauca (Merr.) Kosterm.
16. Mammea glaucifolia (H.Perrier) Kosterm.
17. Mammea grandifolia P.F.Stevens
18. Mammea harmandii (Pierre) Kosterm.
19. Mammea immansueta D'Arcy
20. Mammea lancilimba Kosterm.
21. Mammea malayana Kosterm.
22. Mammea megaphylla (J.-F.Leroy) P.F.Stevens
23. Mammea micrantha (Pierre) Kosterm.
24. Mammea nervosa (Kurz) Kosterm.
25. Mammea neurophylla (Schltr.) Kosterm.
26. Mammea novoguineensis (Kaneh. & Hatus.) Kosterm.
27. Mammea odorata (Raf.) Kosterm.
28. Mammea papuana (Lauterb.) Kosterm.
29. Mammea papyracea P.F.Stevens
30. Mammea pseudoprotorhus (H.Perrier) P.F.Stevens
31. Mammea punctata (H.Perrier) P.F.Stevens
32. Mammea ramiflora (Merr.) Kosterm.
33. Mammea reticulata Kosterm.
34. Mammea sanguinea (Jum. & H.Perrier) Kosterm.
35. Mammea sessiliflora Planch. & Triana
36. Mammea siamensis (Miq.) T.Anderson
37. Mammea sinclairii Kosterm.
38. Mammea suriga (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Kosterm.
39. Mammea timorensis Kosterm.
40. Mammea touriga (C.T.White & W.D.Francis) L.S.Sm.
41. Mammea usambarensis Verdc.
42. Mammea veimauriensis P.F.Stevens
43. Mammea woodii Kosterm.
44. Mammea yunnanensis (H.L.Li) Kosterm.
45. Mammea zeereae P.F.Stevens

Synonymy

Synonyms of this genus are:

• Ochrocarpos Noronha ex Thouars
• Paramammea J.-F.Leroy

External links

• Mammea siamensis

Notes and References

1. Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30014196-2 Plants of the World Online: Mammea L. (retrieved 9 April 2021)