Mammee Apple
Mammee apple, mamey apple or mammey apple is a common name for several plants which produce edible fruit, and may refer to: *''Mammea africana ''Mammea africana'' is a medium to large sized tree within the family Calophyllaceae, it is also known as African mammee apple and its timber is traded under the trade name, Oboto. ''Mammea africana'' is found in evergreen and semi deciduous fore ...'' *'' Mammea americana'' {{Short pages monitor ...
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Mammea Africana
''Mammea africana'' is a medium to large sized tree within the family Calophyllaceae, it is also known as African mammee apple and its timber is traded under the trade name, Oboto. ''Mammea africana'' is found in evergreen and semi deciduous forests in West and Central Tropical Africa. Description A medium to large sized tree that can grow up to 40 meters tall with a dark green crown of short spreading branches, it has a cylindrical and straight trunk, that can be up to 27 meters tall without branches. Leaves are simple, coriaceous and thick, the upper surface is glossy dark green while beneath is less shiny and glabrous, the petiole is 0.4–1.5 cm long; leaf-blade is elliptical to oblong in outline, 12–26 cm long and 4–10 cm wide. Flower is axillary on leafy shoots and cauliflorous, with buds that are globular; pedicel is up to 4 cm long, petals are 4, white and caducous, up to 3 cm long. Fruit is a thick drupe, warty, up to 10 cm long, pale yellow in color, it has a coriac ...
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