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Martiusella
Martiusella imperialis is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae native to eastern Brazil. It is the sole species in genus Martiusella. It is currently classified as an endangered species. Its fruits were very much appreciated by the first emperor of Brazil, Pedro I and his son Pedro II, who exported specimens of the tree as an offering to various botanical gardens around the world, including Sydney and Lisbon.
An imposing specimen tree in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney was planted by Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh in 1868. Seeds from this plant have been sent to Rio de Janeiro to facilitate recovery of the species there. Three specimens are growing in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
It can be grown as a container plant.
It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of eastern Brazil, native to the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, including the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro. Most of its habitat has been erased by urbanisation and city spread. It is a component of lowland rainforest up to 800 m (2,600 ft) elevation, where it grows to be a part of the canopy.
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