Geobalanus oblongifolius

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Geobalanus oblongifolius
Geobalanus oblongifolius - Closeup, Carter Creek, May 2025.jpg
Status TNC G4.svg
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Geobalanus
Species:
G. oblongifolius
Binomial name
Geobalanus oblongifolius
(Michx.) Small
Synonyms
  • Chrysobalanus incanusRaf. in New Fl. 3: 26 (1838), nom. superfl.
  • Chrysobalanus oblongifoliusMichx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 283 (1803)
  • Chrysobalanus pallidus(Small) L.B.Sm. in Rhodora 48: 136 (1946)
  • Chrysobalanus prunifoliusRaf. in New Fl. 3: 26 (1838)
  • Chrysobalanus retususRaf. in New Fl. 3: 26 (1838)
  • Geobalanus pallidusSmall in Fl. Miami: 81 (1913)
  • Licania michauxiiPrance in J. Arnold Arbor. 51: 526 (1970)
  • Persea longipedaBertol. in Misc. Bot. 13: 14 (1853)

Geobalanus oblongifolius, commonly known as gopher apple, [2] is an evergreen shrub. It grows in the sandhills of peninsular Florida as well as coastal Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia. [3]

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The fruit is a food source for the gopher tortoise and many other species of wildlife. [4]

It was originally published as Licania michauxii by British botanist G.T. Prance in J. Arnold Arbor. vol. 51 on page 526 in 1970. [2] It was renamed as Geobalanus oblongifolius by (Michx.) Small and re-published in Fl. Miami: 81 (1913). [3] Although it is still known by its former name in some sources. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Licania michauxii (Gopher-apple)". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Taxon: Licania michauxii Prance". Grin. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Geobalanus oblongifolius (Michx.) Small | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gopher Apple". Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Incorporated. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-04.

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