Pouteria valparadisaea

Pouteria valparadisaea, also known as Pouteria splendens, is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to the coastal areas of Central Chile. Due to the current rates of habitat loss, a recent study proposed to reclassify this species as Endangered.[3] Produces an edible fruit similar to that of lucuma fruit.

Pouteria valparadisaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Pouteria
Species:
P. valparadisaea
Binomial name
Pouteria valparadisaea
(Molina) ined.
Synonyms[2]
  • Gayella splendens (A.DC.) Aubrév. (1962)
  • Gayella valparadisaea (Molina) Pierre (1890)
  • Lucuma splendens A.DC. (1844)
  • Lucuma valparadisaea Molina (1782)
  • Pouteria splendens (A.DC.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Vitellaria valparadisaea (Molina) Radlk. ex Dubard (1912)

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pouteria splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32051A9677515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32051A9677515.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Pouteria valparadisaea (Molina) ined. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. Morales et al. (2015). Combining Niche Modelling, Land-Use Change, and Genetic Information to Assess the Conservation Status of Pouteria splendens Populations in Central Chile. International Journal of Ecology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/612194


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