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Pouteria torta is a species of tree native to Central and South America. The type subspecies Pouteria torta subsp. torta is found largely in the Brazilian cerrado and is most commonly called abiurana, abiu-piloso and cabo-de-machado (on account of its use in woodwork). The subspecies Pouteria torta subsp. tuberculata is distributed from Mexico to the Amazon, where it is known as red abiurana (abiorana-vermelha) on account of the ruddy pericarp of the fruit.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Pouteria
- Family
- Sapotaceae
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