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. arhuacoensium
Binomial name
Lucuma arhuacoensium
Synonyms [2]
  • Lucuma deliciosaLinden
  • Lucuma arhuacoensium(H.Karst.) Baehni
  • Radlkoferella arhuacoensium(H.Karst.) Pierre

Lucuma arhuacoensium 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). "Lucuma arhuacoensium". 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 arhuacoensium H.Karst". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 April 2025.