Mammea

Mammea is a flowering plant genus with about 50 species in the family Clusiaceae. 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

Translation

The word "Mammea" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Portuguese.

Translation(s) in other languages: Greek: Μαμμέα, Polish: Mamea.