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Pometia pinnata is a large tropical hardwood and fruit tree species, with common names including matoa, taun tree, island lychee, tava, Pacific lychee of the plant family Sapindaceae.[1]

Pometia pinnata
In flower, Tonga
New growth and developing fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Pometia
Species:	P. pinnata
Binomial name
Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Naturally widespread, the trees are native to tropical South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Melanesia. It was transported during the Austronesian expansion to Polynesia during prehistoric times.[1][2]

Description

Pometia pinnata grows into medium tree of 40 m (130 ft) tall.[1] It has pinnate leaves. The fruits are green, yellow, or dark red up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long, each with one seed surrounded by a fleshy aril.

The fruit is somewhat like a lychee, is edible, and is a popular fruit for eating.

References

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[de] Pometia pinnata

Pometia pinnata ist ein Baum in der Familie der Seifenbaumgewächse aus Indien, Sri Lanka bis nach Südostasien, von Myanmar, Thailand bis Neuguinea und nach Polynesien. Es ist eine von nur zwei Arten der Gattung Pometia.

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