Pouteria peruviensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Pouteria |
Species: | P. peruviensis |
Binomial name | |
Pouteria peruviensis (Aubrév.) Bernardi | |
Pouteria peruviensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Peru.
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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 collina is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Pouteria cubensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Cuba.
Pouteria foveolata is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Pouteria gracilis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Peru.
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 longifolia is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
Pouteria lucens is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Pouteria macrocarpa is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica.
Pouteria micrantha is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Cuba.
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 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.
Pouteria stenophylla was a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It was endemic to Brazil. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
The Peruvian small-eared shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from northern Peru, where it has been found in shrubby "elfin" cloud forest in the Andes at elevations from 2050 to 3150 m. The species may also be present in Ecuador. It has the southernmost range of any shrew in South America.