Mammea americana, commonly known as mammee, mammee apple, mammey, mamey, mamey apple, Santo Domingo apricot, tropical apricot, or South American apricot, is an evergreen tree of the family Calophyllaceae, whose fruit is edible. It has also been classified as belonging to the family Guttiferae Juss. (1789), which would make it a relative of the mangosteen.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mammee Apple Tree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Calophyllum inophyllum
- Calophyllum brasiliense
- Manilkara bidentata
- Pimenta racemosa
- Mimusops coriacea
- Garcinia subelliptica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Calophyllaceae
- Genus
- Mammea
- Species
- Mammea americana
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