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tomentellous. Leaves linear-oblong, very enr ad irme 
acuminate, subcuneate at the base, 6-91 in. , li . broad, 
entire, dull green and gla * rous above, dene. hp A dade 
tomentose below ; lateral nerves about 20 on each side, spreading, 
m. 
under surface of the leaves. Seeds flattened, about 2 in. long. 
Vernac. name.—Ekpuro or Ekpiro (Benin, Thodipion]: 
Western Province, S. Nigeria (Thompson, No. 8, 1906, Herb. 
Kew), Benin (Hitchens, Jan. 1901, Herb. Kew); Budongo Forest, 
Uganda (Dawe, No. 789, Herb. Kew); Benin, S. Nigeria (Far- 
ma Herb. Kew, 1913). 
Leaves yield a [ so-called] Gutta-percha (Hitchens, 1.c.) ; wood, 
white (Thompson, ] c.) 
Lucuma, Molina. 
Lucuma mammosa, Gaertn. f. Fruct. Sem. Pl. iii. p- 129. 
. chartaceous, 'obovate-oblong, base cuneate, " apex mucronate, 
glabrous on the upper surface, glabrescent below, about . by 
3in. Flowers tubular, white or greenish yellow (Peckolt). Fruit 
ovoid digs à 3-5 in. long, 2-25 in. through the centre; rind, 
ike the fruit in form, covered for three-quarters of the surface 
with a shining-brown bony testa, about 1 lin. thick; hilum broad, 
covering the remainder of the seed, lighter than the shining part, 
though about equal in strength and thickness. 
` Jil.—Sloane, Hist. Jamaica, ii. t. 218 (Malus persica, ete); 
Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. iii. tt. 203, 204; Blanco, Fl. Filip. t.297 
Achras Lucu ma); Mart. Fl. Bras. vii. t. 23, f. 2 (seeds); Vidal, 
. For. Filip. t. 62 D; Le Jard. 1889, p. 271. 
Native of S. America and the W. Indies. 
Vernac. names.—Sapoti-assi, or Sapoti (Brazil, Peckolt); 
Uique (Indian, S. America, in Sa ote (Trinidad, Hart) ; 
Mammee Sapote Jamaica, t).—Marmalade Plum, Bully Tree. 
The pulp of the fruit is cible houle of the best. It makes 
excellent marmalade (Lun . 480). 
kernels are stated to soute kid nic acid (Mus. Kew; Hart, 
Bull. Misc. Inf. Roy. Bot. Gardens, Soe idad, 1895, p. 70); used 
in the West Indies for flavourin ng as a substitute for Almonds 
(Mus. Kew; Kew Bull. 1913, p. 127); mer as a remedy for 
renal colic, Brazil (Peckolt, Pharm. Journ. [3] xviii. 1888, 
p. 952). The bark is mildly po eus and.is used as a febri- 
Ds 
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fuge (l.c.). 
The wood is described as suitable for house construction, furni- 
ture, etc. (Fawcett, Econ. Prod. Jamaica, p. 50; Harris, Timb. 
