Pouteria doonsaf (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Pouteria doonsaf P. v. Royen

Protologue: Blumea 8: 486 (1957).

Distribution

Irian Jaya (Indonesia).

Uses

The timber is reputed to be used as nyatoh.

Observations

• A fairly large tree up to 35 m tall with cylindrical bole up to 70 cm in diameter.
• Leaves evenly distributed or more or less clustered at tip of twigs, elliptical-ovate, with fairly distinct, transverse tertiary venation, glabrous on both sides.
• Flowers 1 or 2 per leaf-axil, borne on 2-3 mm long pedicels.
• Fruit apple-shaped, 5-10 cm long, glabrous and green.

P. doonsaf is closely related to P. macrantha. The density of the wood is 490-660 kg/m³ at 12% moisture content; the wood is pinkish-yellow.

Selected sources

263, 317.

Main genus page

• Pouteria

Authors

• R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)