Mammee Apple Tree
Mammea americana
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal
How to identify Mammee Apple Tree
Identify Mammee Apple Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large sweet edible fruit (mammee apple).
- Confirm leaf shape: Obovate (egg-shaped, broad at tip).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Clusiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mammee Apple Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mammea americana
- Genus
- Mammea
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Conservation status
- EN
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Obovate (egg-shaped, broad at tip)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mammee Apple Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Clusiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mammee Apple Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Clusiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മമ്മി ആപ്പിൾ
About Mammee Apple Tree
Mammee Apple Tree (Mammea americana) belongs to the Clusiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten, cut for timber and furniture and tapped for gum or resin.
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Mammee Apple Tree belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
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