Sapotaceae
Lucuma

Lucuma venosa (Mart.) Mart. & Miq.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 67 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pouteria venosa.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2009 Brazil Pouteria venosa K000641141 No
Sep 1, 2009 Brazil Pouteria venosa K000641141 No
Sep 1, 2009 Brazil Pouteria venosa K000641141 No
Sep 1, 2009 Brazil Pouteria venosa K000641141 No
Sep 1, 2009 Brazil Pouteria venosa K000641142 No
Sep 1, 2009 Brazil Pouteria venosa K000641143 No
Sello [s.n.] Brazil Pouteria venosa subsp. venosa K000641142 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sello [s.n.] Brazil Pouteria venosa subsp. venosa K000641141 Isolectotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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