Mammee Apple Tree
Mammea americana
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal
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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