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Read about Mammea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Ochrocarpos (Greek, yellow fruit). Incl. Calysaccion. Guttiferae. Trees, of about 20 species, widespread in the tropics, little known horticulturally. Lvs. opposite or in 3's, coriaceous: fls. axillary, polygamous, the petals 4-7 or more: stamens indefinite, free or somewhat connate, the filaments slender and anthers erect; ovary 2-celled: fr. berry-like, with a few large seeds. O. africanus, Oliver, is a tree 40-50 ft. high: Lvs. large, oblong-elliptical, with the midrib very prominent beneath: fls. from the nodes of the fallen Lvs., 1½ in. diam., the petals half as long again as sepals; stamens very many: fr. very large, several inches diam., with yellow pulp. Upper Guinea. O. obovalis, Safford, is the 'chopag" of Guam, the wood of which is used in house- construction (p. 1699, Vol. III). It is a medium-sized tree, with opposite short-petioled obovate or oblong- obovate entire Lvs. rounded at the apex, and fragrant white polygamous fls. borne laterally, single or clustered


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