Sapotaceae Pouteria pallida (Gaertner f.) Baehni

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Bark
• Lamina leaf blade
• Latex
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Slash
• Leaf parts
• Woody stem
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Mt. Sinai - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Tree to 30m, with straight bole; Lvs elliptic -obovate, blade 7-15cm x 2.5-10cm, rounded at apex, with 18-30 pairs red or purple laterals, blade pale below, almost glaucous. Ft to 6 x 2 cm smooth, 1-2 seeded.

Interest
Balata fruit is edible but not very popular. The timber is hard..

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
1085

Location
In Forestry Dept's Permanent Sample Plot (PSP) nr Grand Etang, specifically below Morne Labaye.

Notes
Tree 243 with white latex and v. leathery leaves. 'Unknown' on PSP form. No stipules. Tree 8m tall, c 10cm DBH.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.040000 N   Longitude: 61.410000 W   Altitude: 0.0