Pouteria monticola (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Pouteria monticola (K. Krause) H.J. Lam

Protologue: Blumea 5: 337 (1943).

Synonyms

• Planchonella monticola (K. Krause) H.J. Lam (1932).

Distribution

New Guinea.

Uses

The timber is reputed to be used.

Observations

• A medium-sized tree up to 30 m tall.
• Leaves usually clustered at tip of twigs, sometimes evenly distributed, ovate-elliptical or narrowly obovate, with indistinct transverse tertiary venation, densely hairy beneath.
• Flowers solitary or in clusters, borne on 10-22 mm long pedicels, whitish.
• Fruit unknown.

This species grows in montane forest, 1000-2200 m altitude.

Selected sources

732.

Main genus page

• Pouteria

Authors

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