Mammea

Mammea
Mammea americana fruit bisection
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Calophyllaceae
Genus:	Mammea L.
Species
~50, see text

Mammea is a flowering plant genus with about 50 species in the family Calophyllaceae.^[1] Its members are evergreen trees having edible one-seeded fruits. The flowers are polygamous, with a globular calyx opening into two valvate sepals. There are 4 to 6 petals. Indehiscent drupes are formed, containing 1 to 4 seeds. The leaves are rigid, coriaceous and often have pellucid dots.

One species (Mammea americana) is found in tropical America and the West Indies, one species in tropical Africa, 20 in Madagascar and 27 in Indomalaya and the Pacific region.

Selected species

• Mammea africana – African mammee apple
• Mammea asiatica
• Mammea cerera
• Mammea coumarins
• Mammea emarginata
• Mammea grandifolia
• Mammea immansueta
• Mammea longifolia
• Mammea malayana
• Mammea novoguineensis
• Mammea odorata – chopak
• Mammea papuana
• Mammea papyracea
• Mammea siamensis
• Mammea suriga
• Mammea timorensis
• Mammea touriga
• Mammea usambarensis
• Mammea veimauriensis

Synonymy

Synonyms of this genus are:

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

References

1. ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/

External links

• Mammea siamensis (Thai)

This Calophyllaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Calophyllaceae stubs Mammea Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат Marianne Wibberley & Cormac Wibberley Participatory theatre Look at other dictionaries: Mammea — n. A genus of American and Asiatic trees having edible one seeded fruit. Syn: genus {Mammea}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Mammĕa — (M. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Clusiaceae Garcineae, 13. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Art: M. americana, hoher, westindischer Baum mit weißen, wohlriechenden Blumen, großen, mit einer lederartigen, braungelben, rissigen, äußeren u. einer dünnen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Mammēa — L. (Mammeibaum), Gattung der Guttiferen mit der einzigen Art M. americana L., ein hoher, schöner Baum Westindiens mit sehr kurz gestielten, ovalen, gegenständigen, fast fußlangen lederartigen Blättern und achselständigen, großen, weißen oder hell …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Mammea — Mammĕa L., Pflanzengattg. der Klusiazeen M. americāna, Mammei oder Aprikosenbaum von San Domingo, Baum Westindiens, im trop. Amerika vielfach kultiviert, liefert wohlschmeckende Früchte (Mammeiäpfel), aus denen auch Mammeiwein bereitet wird …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon mammea — ● mammea nom masculin (espagnol mamei, de l arawak) Arbre (guttifère) à feuilles ovales et persistantes, aux grandes fleurs blanches d odeur suave, au fruit jaunâtre mangeable en compote. (Espèce principale : l abricotier de Saint Domingue, qui… …   Encyclopédie Universelle MAMMEA — Augusta, religioni Christianae favit, in qua ut erudiretur, Origene Antiochiam ad se evocatô usa est. Unde et fil. eius Alexander Severus quandam Christinotitiam habuisse legitur Euseb. l. 6. c. 20. P. Orosius l. 7. c. 11. etc. Vide Mammaea …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale Mammea —   Mammea …   Wikipedia Español mammea — mam·mè·a s.f. TS bot. pianta da frutto tropicale del genere Mammea | con iniz. maiusc., genere della famiglia delle Guttifere, cui appartiene la Mammea americana, coltivata nella Repubblica Dominicana {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XIX. ETIMO: dal …   Dizionario italiano Mammea — ID 51800 Symbol Key MAMME Common Name mammea Family Clusiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR, VI Growth Habit N/A Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics Mammea — noun American and Asiatic trees having edible one seeded fruit • Syn: ↑genus Mammea • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Guttiferae, ↑family Guttiferae, ↑Clusiaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”