Chrysophyllum gonocarpum

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Chrysophyllum gonocarpum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Chrysophyllum
Species:
C. gonocarpum
Binomial name
Chrysophyllum gonocarpum
Synonyms [2]
  • Chloroluma gonocarpa (Mart. & Eichler) Baill. ex Aubrév.
  • Chrysophyllum cearaense Allemão
  • Chrysophyllum cysneiri Allemão
  • Chrysophyllum lucumifolium Griseb.
  • Chrysophyllum nemorale Rojas Acosta
  • Chrysophyllum obtusifolium Allemão
  • Chrysophyllum persicastrum Eichler
  • Martiusella gonocarpa (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre
  • Pouteria boliviana (Rusby) Baehni
  • Sapota gonocarpa Mart. & Eichler
  • Sideroxylon bolivianum Rusby
  • Sideroxylon reticulatum Britton

Chrysophyllum gonocarpum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to South America.

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Description

Chrysophyllum gonocarpum grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter up to 80 cm (31 in). The brown to pink wood is used commercially. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Chrysophyllum gonocarpum is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. [1] Its habitat is in lowland or foothill forests. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Chrysophyllum gonocarpum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T61962299A163033141. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T61962299A163033141.en .
  2. 1 2 "Chrysophyllum gonocarpum". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ken Fern. "Chrysophyllum gonocarpum". Useful Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 23 June 2022.


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