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  Mammee apple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mammea americana, commonly known as Mammee, mammee apple, Mamey, mamey apple, San Domingo apricot or South American apricot, is an evergreen tree of the family Clusiaceae, whose fruit is edible.
Mammea americana is often confused with the sapote tree (Pouteria sapota), which is sometimes also named 'mammee.
The Mammea apple tree is confined to tropical or subtropical climates.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mammea_americana   (771 words)

  
 Medscape MEDLINE search: Mammea
Mammea coumarins from the flowers of Mammea siamensis.
Four new mammea coumarins, mammea E/BA cyclo D (1), mammea E/BC cyclo D (2), mammea E/BD cyclo D (3), and mammea E/AC cyclo D (4), were isolated from the flowers of Mammea siamensis, along with six known coumarins.
Occurrence of antioxidant and radical scavenging proanthocyanidins from the Indian minor spice nagkesar (Mammea longifolia planch and triana syn).
search.medscape.com /uslclient/searchMedline.do?queryText=Mammea   (1008 words)

  
 FanFiction.Net : Dictionary & Thesaurus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent.
(Bot.) A tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having edible fruit (the mammee apple) with a leathery rind.
The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree (Mammea americana), having a thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.
www.fanfiction.net /dictionary.php?word=Mammea+Americana   (188 words)

  
 MAMMEA AMERICANA
MAMMEA AMERICANA - San Domingo Apricot, Mammee apple
A tropical American upright, compact tree which grows best on a rich, well-drained, sandy loam.
The gum and seeds are used as insecticides.
userwww.sfsu.edu /~adang/rfga/plant/glos/glos146.html   (79 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Mammea (mammea) | USDA PLANTS
Mammea L. View 8 genera in Clusiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Mammea L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
Mammea L. View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21491.
plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=MAMME&mode=Print   (79 words)

  
 Researchinghealth.com » Mammea americana/gastric ulcer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Several folk medicinal plants and herbs have been used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, including gastric ulcers.
Mammea americana L. (Guttiferae) fruit is very common in the diet of the population of northern South America.
Our research interest in this plant arose because of its potential medicinal value as a tonic and against stomachache, as used in folk medicine.
researchinghealth.com /?p=309   (406 words)

  
 Mamey
The mamey stands almost midway between "major" and "minor" tropical fruits and is unique in remaining virtually static in the past 40 years, receiving little attention at home or abroad.
Botanically, it is identified as Mammea americana L., of the family Guttiferae, and therefore related to the mangosteen, q.v.
From time to time, seedlings have been planted in California, but most have succumbed the first winter.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/morton/mamey.html   (2583 words)

  
 Mammea americana L.
Mammea americana L. [Jump to the main content of this page]
Abstract: Mammea americana is native to the West Indies, but is widely cultivated in the tropics in Central America and the Caribbean islands (National Germplasm Repository 1995).
It is found in tropical and subtropical life zones in dry and wet forests (Lamberts and Crane 1990).
www.ncrs.fs.fed.us /pubs/viewpub.asp?key=3952   (134 words)

  
 Cytotoxic effects of mammea type coumarins from Calophyllum brasiliense.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The organic extracts from the leaves yielded coumarins of the mammea type: mammea A/BA, A/BB, B/BA, B/BB, C/OA, C/OB, B/BA cyclo F, B/BB cyclo F, and isomammeigin.
Most of the isolated compounds were tested in vitro against K562, U251, and PC3 human tumour cell lines.
The coumarins were cytotoxic against the three cell lines, the highest activity was shown by mammea A/BA (IC50=0.04 to 0.59 micro M).
trophort.com /information/data/B01/S07/REY04CYT1631206.html   (157 words)

  
 FanFiction.Net : Dictionary & Thesaurus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 : Mammea \Mammea\ n.
A genus of American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit.
[WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) : Mammea n : American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit [syn: Mammea, genus Mammea]
www.fanfiction.net /dictionary.php?word=Mammea   (59 words)

  
 SearchBuffer.com - Search for Mammea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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www.searchbuffer.com /words/m/Mammea.html   (61 words)

  
 Mammea americana - Tropicals Forum - GardenWeb
I have been tempted to grow one of these since I have eaten the fruit many times but don't know if it will fruit in Southern California.
Without a doubt, I have never received a plant that was so thoroughly and beautifully packed.
I have been looking for Mammea americana for a very long time.
forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/tropical/msg0718413413581.html   (418 words)

  
 Mammea
[ Mammariella ] [ Mammea ] [ Mammilaria ]
Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Mammea
For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.
www.crescentbloom.com /plants/Genus/M/A/Mammea.htm   (85 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Morphology and anatomy of developing fruits and seeds of Mammea americana L. (Clusiaceae)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Find in a Library: Morphology and anatomy of developing fruits and seeds of Mammea americana L. (Clusiaceae)
Morphology and anatomy of developing fruits and seeds of Mammea americana L. (Clusiaceae)
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worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/d15f60fa37354f7fa19afeb4da09e526.html   (70 words)

  
 MAMMEA AMERICANA L. - MAMEY.
MAMMEA AMERICANA L. Common name: mamey, mamey amarillo, labricat d'amerique, South American apricot, abricote, abricote de Pará, mammee apple, zapote mamey.
A tropical tree, indigenous to Surinam, growing up to 75 feet tall with a dense foliage and leathery; oblong, evergreen leaves.
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www.tropilab.com /mamey.html   (141 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Mammea africana (African mammyapple) | USDA PLANTS
PLANTS Profile for Mammea africana (African mammyapple)
View 8 genera in Clusiaceae, 3 species in Mammea
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=MAAF2   (64 words)

  
 M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Mammea names
Mammea americana L. Mammea asiatica L. Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
and Sesse ex Choisy -> Mammea americana L. Mammea humilis Vahl -> Garcinia humilis (Vahl) C. Adams
SYNONYM(S) : Mammea africana G. Don, Ochrocarpos africanus (Sabine) Oliv.
www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au /Sorting/Mammea.html   (229 words)

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