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1557:NatureServe
1479:iNaturalist
1363:Wikispecies
1298:, Trinidad.
674:Thiamine (B
494:bedrock in
437:West Africa
413:Germination
407:Propagation
299:Description
223:mamey apple
101:Angiosperms
1706:Categories
1619:Plant List
1249:2024-06-21
1202:2024-03-28
1168:8 November
1146:8 November
1074:References
1010:eau créole
982:, or with
856:Phosphorus
397:astringent
292:mamey rojo
260:mangosteen
250:Guttiferae
1445:220008094
1057:infusions
950:head lice
869:Potassium
843:Magnesium
775:Vitamin C
758:Folate (B
742:Vitamin B
708:Niacin (B
486:, in the
480:limestone
455:. In the
239:evergreen
165:Species:
71:Kingdom:
1671:Tropicos
1562:2.141349
1549:61987920
1510:10198718
1497:428743-1
1354:Q1888040
1348:Wikidata
1243:Archived
1239:30844154
1196:Archived
1186:(2024).
1049:chiggers
1041:cutworms
954:chiggers
803:Quantity
797:Minerals
736:0.103 mg
647:Quantity
641:Vitamins
511:diseases
496:Barbados
488:oolithic
445:Zanzibar
417:Grafting
381:endocarp
377:mesocarp
237:, is an
143:Family:
114:Eudicots
1676:7800722
1458:3189421
1401:Ecocrop
1320:. 1879.
1062:In the
1003:liqueur
817:Calcium
702:0.04 mg
685:0.02 mg
607:Protein
500:Florida
484:Jamaica
469:Bahamas
465:Florida
373:exocarp
341:stamens
337:pistils
326:foliage
271:Spanish
153:Genus:
133:Order:
75:Plantae
1712:Mammea
1663:159736
1632:PLANTS
1611:898509
1598:518324
1582:NZOR:
1575:198777
1484:165121
1419:584884
1377:APDB:
1237:
1227:
1045:Mexico
965:tannin
961:pectin
902:0.1 mg
882:Sodium
837:0.7 mg
752:0.1 mg
719:0.4 mg
556:12.5 g
533:Energy
461:Hawaii
453:Hawaii
451:, and
383:. The
333:petals
312:leaves
256:(1789)
243:family
211:mammee
158:Mammea
127:Rosids
1637:MAAM2
1536:21492
1523:32390
1505:IRMNG
1471:23319
1432:MAFAM
1393:3XRY9
1296:Arima
1136:(PDF)
1119:Mamey
1106:Mamey
1092:(PDF)
1053:fleas
1027:Other
1015:, or
992:cream
990:, or
988:sugar
889:15 mg
876:47 mg
863:11 mg
850:16 mg
824:11 mg
782:14 mg
769:14 μg
668:12 μg
614:0.5 g
590:0.5 g
507:pests
492:coral
429:Haiti
369:drupe
365:berry
351:Fruit
254:Juss.
233:, or
219:mamey
121:Clade
108:Clade
95:Clade
82:Clade
1645:POWO
1570:NCBI
1544:IUCN
1531:ITIS
1492:IPNI
1466:GRIN
1453:GBIF
1427:EPPO
1406:1414
1380:8146
1235:PMID
1225:ISBN
1170:2020
1148:2020
1039:and
984:wine
952:and
895:Zinc
830:Iron
517:Uses
509:and
476:soil
463:and
389:apex
385:stem
375:and
304:Tree
1684:WFO
1658:RHS
1518:ISC
1440:FNA
1414:EoL
1388:CoL
1192:FDA
1068:tan
1051:or
996:jam
944:In
808:%DV
780:16%
652:%DV
583:Fat
567:3 g
482:in
295:).
289:or
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