Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq., Sapotaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Other Latin names:  Imbricaria coriacea A. DC.

Common name(s): [more details]

French: pomme jacot

Habit:  tree

Description:  "A tree with leathery-textured, obovate leaves with notched apexes; flower petals with deeply fringed appendages; and yellow-orange, flattened-globose fruit 1.25-2 inches in diameter on pedicels 2.5-4 inches long, containing mild, edible pulp and 3-5 seeds (Staples & Herbst, 2005; p. 520).

Habitat/ecology:  (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles; cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics (GRIN).  Mascarine Islands (Staples & Herbst, 2005; p. 520).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
French Polynesia Society Islands	Moorea Island	introduced cultivated	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) Cultivée
French Polynesia Society Islands	Raiatea (Havai) Island	introduced cultivated	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) Cultivée
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island	introduced cultivated	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) Cultivée
French Polynesia Austral (Tubuai) Islands	Raivavae (Raevavae) Island	introduced cultivated	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013) Cultivée
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Hawai‘i (Big) Island		Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1966) (voucher ID: BISH 69061) Taxon name on voucher: Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq.
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Kaua‘i Island	introduced cultivated	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 520)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Kaua‘i Island		Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1987) (voucher ID: BISH 515162) Taxon name on voucher: Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq.
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	O‘ahu Island	introduced cultivated	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 520)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	O‘ahu Island		Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1924) (voucher ID: BISH 69043) Taxon name on voucher: Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq.
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Grande Terre	introduced invasive cultivated	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 128) "Parfois naturalisée, notamment dans la région de Sarraméa". Vouchers cited: Baumann 11516, MacKee 2146, Papineau in MacKee 41849, Gay in MacKee 43040

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia Australia (continental)	Australia (continental)	introduced invasive	Randall, R. P. (2007) (p. 313) "Weed".

Indian Ocean
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Comoros Comoro Islands	Comoro Islands	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
La Réunion (France) La Réunion Island	La Réunion Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Lavergne, Christophe (2006) Cultivé/Subspontané
Mauritius Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues)	Rodrigues Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Lavergne, Christophe (2006)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Seychelles Islands	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Seychelles Islands	introduced	Invasive Species Specialist Group (2017)

Control:  If you know of control methods for Mimusops coriacea, please let us know.