Chrysophyllum prieurii
Appearance
Chrysophyllum prieurii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Chrysophyllum |
Species: | C. prieurii
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Binomial name | |
Chrysophyllum prieurii | |
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Chrysophyllum prieurii is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to South America and Panama.
Description
[edit]Chrysophyllum prieurii grows up to 35 metres (110 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m (3 ft). It has buttresses up to 2 m (7 ft) high. Its fissured bark is brown to reddish-brown. The obovate or oblanceolate leaves measure up to 20 cm (8 in) long. Fascicles feature up to 10 green flowers. The roundish fruits measure up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Chrysophyllum prieurii is native to an area from Panama in the north to Brazil and Peru in the south.[1] Its habitat is in dry lowland rainforest and wet rainforest up to altitudes of 1,200 m (4,000 ft).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2019). "Chrysophyllum prieurii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T149891536A150006045. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Chrysophyllum prieurii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b Pennington, Terence (May 2006). "Flora da Reserva Ducke, Amazonas, Brasil: Sapotaceae". Rodriguésia. 57 (2). Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: 350–352. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200657210.