Mammee apple
Overview
Mammea americana, commonly known as mammee, mammee apple, mamey, mamey apple, Santo Domingo apricot or South American apricot, is an evergreen
tree of the family
Calophyllaceae
, whose fruit is edible. The species is a close relative of the mangosteen
.
Mammea americana is often confused with the mamey sapote tree (Pouteria sapota), whose fruit is also called mammee or mamey.
The mammee tree is 18–21 m high and is similar in appearance to the southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora).
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
tree of the family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
Calophyllaceae
Calophyllaceae
Calophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales and is recognized by the APG III system of classification. Most of the genera included in this family were previously recognized in the tribe Calophylleae of the Clusiaceae family. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group...
, whose fruit is edible. The species is a close relative of the mangosteen
Mangosteen
The purple mangosteen , colloquially known simply as mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia. The tree grows from 7 to 25 m tall...
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Mammea americana is often confused with the mamey sapote tree (Pouteria sapota), whose fruit is also called mammee or mamey.
The mammee tree is 18–21 m high and is similar in appearance to the southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora).
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