Pouteria gigantea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Pouteria |
Species: | P. gigantea |
Binomial name | |
Pouteria gigantea (Diels) Pilz | |
Pouteria gigantea is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
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Cupressus gigantea, the Tibetan cypress, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae in Asia. C. gigantea was previously classified as a subspecies of Cupressus torulosa because of their similar morphological characteristics and close distribution, but have since been genetically distinguished as separate species.
Pouteria altissima is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae, and a source of anigre hardwood. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pouteria belizensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Pouteria brevipetiolata is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Pouteria capacifolia is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Pouteria collina is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Pouteria filiformis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Costa Rica.
Pouteria grandiflora is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Pouteria hotteana, the redmammee, is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Haiti and Puerto Rico.
Pouteria juruana is a species of tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to North and South America.
Pouteria lucens is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Pouteria oppositifolia is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pouteria pachyphylla is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pouteria peruviensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Peru.
Pouteria platyphylla is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.
Pouteria puberula is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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.
P. gigantea may refer to:
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