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Pouteria valparadisaea

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Species of flowering plant

Pouteria valparadisaea
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (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. valparadisaea
Binomial name
Pouteria valparadisaea
(Molina) ined.
Synonyms
  • Gayella splendens (A.DC.) Aubrév. (1962)
  • Gayella valparadisaea (Molina) Pierre (1890)
  • Lucuma splendens A.DC. (1844)
  • Lucuma valparadisaea Molina (1782)
  • Pouteria splendens (A.DC.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Vitellaria valparadisaea (Molina) Radlk. ex Dubard (1912)

Pouteria valparadisaea, also known as Pouteria splendens, is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to the coastal areas of Central Chile. Due to the current rates of habitat loss, a recent study proposed to reclassify this species as Endangered. Produces an edible fruit similar to that of lucuma fruit.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pouteria splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32051A9677515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32051A9677515.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Pouteria valparadisaea (Molina) ined. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. Morales et al. (2015). Combining Niche Modelling, Land-Use Change, and Genetic Information to Assess the Conservation Status of Pouteria splendens Populations in Central Chile. International Journal of Ecology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/612194
Taxon identifiers
Pouteria splendens


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