Lucuma arguacoensium

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Lucuma arguacoensium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Lucuma
Species:
L. arguacoensium
Binomial name
Lucuma arguacoensium
Synonyms [2]
  • Lucuma deliciosaLinden
  • Pouteria arguacoensium(H.Karst.) Baehni
  • Radlkoferella arguacoensium(H.Karst.) Pierre

Lucuma arguacoensium is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northeastern Colombia, where it grows in montane moist forest and shrubland from 1300 to 2300 meters elevation. It is used as a medicine and for food. [2]

References

  1. Lopez-Gallego, C.; Morales M, P. (2020). "Pouteria arguacoensium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T35804A182976433. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T35804A182976433.es . Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Lucuma arguacoensium H.Karst". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 April 2025.