Pouteria polysepala

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|status = CR

|status_system = IUCN2.3

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Pires O'Brien, J. |date=1998 |title=Pouteria polysepala |volume=1998 |page=e.T35882A9958646 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35882A9958646.en}}

|genus = Pouteria

|species = polysepala

|authority = T.D.Penn.

}}

Pouteria polysepala is a rare species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss and is considered Critically Endangered (CR). It is known to reside only upon large trees in a forest that is not experiencing heavy flooding. The only known occurrence of Pouteria polysepala is at the mouth of the Rio Javari.

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{{Cite web | last = Pires O' Brien | first = J. | title = Pouteria polysepala. | publisher = Biodiversity.Mongabay.com | date = 6 January 2009 | url = http://biodiversity.mongabay.com/plants/p/Pouteria_polysepala.html | access-date = 6 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120402052232/http://biodiversity.mongabay.com/plants/p/Pouteria_polysepala.html | archive-date = 2 April 2012 | url-status = dead }}

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Category:Flora of Brazil

polysepala

Category:Critically endangered plants

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Taxa named by Terence Dale Pennington

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