Sapotaceae
Lucuma

Lucuma grandiflora A.DC.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 169 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (E. Bahia). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12894. epublication.

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 grandiflora.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Alves-Araújo, A., Swenson, U. & Alves, M. (2014). A taxonomic survey of Pouteria (Sapotaceae) from the northern portion of the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil. Systematic Botany 39: 915-938.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Salzmann] [s.n.], Brazil Pouteria grandiflora K000641144 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.], Brazil Pouteria grandiflora K000641145 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [8227], Brazil Pouteria grandiflora K000641146 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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