Pouteria elegans
A species in the Sapotaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Pouteria
- Species
- Pouteria elegans
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1942
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pouteria elegans. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chrysophyllum glaucescensName author: Engl.
- Chrysophyllum leptocarpumName author: Spruce ex Miq.
- Franchetella crassifoliaName author: (Radlk.) Pires
- Guapeba crassifoliaName author: Pierre
- Ichthyophora leptocarpaName author: (Miq.) Baehni
- Lucuma leptocarpaName author: (Spruce ex Miq.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Neoxythece elegansName author: (A.DC.) Aubrév.
- Oxythece elegansName author: (A.DC.) Pierre
- Oxythece glaucescensName author: (Engl.) Cronquist
- Oxythece leptocarpaName author: Miq.
- Oxythece pseudosideroxylonName author: Miq.
- Planchonella elegansName author: (A.DC.) Baehni
- Pouteria arbusculaName author: Baehni
- Pouteria crassifoliaName author: Radlk.
- Pouteria elegans var. typicaName author: Baehni
- Sideroxylon elegansName author: A.DC.
- Sideroxylon elegans var. micranthumName author: Miq.
- Sideroxylon micranthumName author: Klotzsch ex Miq.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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