Pouteria
Pouteria viridis
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Sapotaceae
- Genus:
- Pouteria
- Species:
- Pouteria viridis
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- More than 40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Colors:
- green
Reported Fauna Sightings
Butterflies:American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne), Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne), Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Mestra (Mestra amymone), Common Mestra (Mestra amymone), Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes), Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes), Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes), Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala), Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Great Southern White (Ascia monuste), Great Southern White (Ascia monuste), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia), Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia), Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus), Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus), Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside), Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside), Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa), Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa), Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia), Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia), ⚠️Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola), Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Patches and Allies (Chlosyne Butler), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund), Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Soldier (Danaus eresimus), Soldier (Danaus eresimus), Southern Broken-Dash (Polites otho), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus), Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona), Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona), Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus), Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus), Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira), Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis), Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae), White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina), White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina), White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus), White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus), Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia), Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- native to tropical regions with fertile soils