Donella lanceolata

Donella lanceolata
	Fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Chrysophylloideae
Genus:	Chrysophyllum
Species:	C. roxburghii
Binomial name
	Chrysophyllum roxburghii; G.Don
Synonyms
	List Chrysophyllum bancanum Miq. ; Chrysophyllum dioicum Koord. & Valeton ; Chrysophyllum javanicum Steud. ; Chrysophyllum pentagonum Hance ; Chrysophyllum sumatranum Miq. ; Donella lanceolata (Blume) Aubrév. ; Donella roxburghii (G.Don) Pierre ex Lecomte ; Lucuma lanceolata (Blume) Zipp. ; Nycterisition lanceolatum Blume ;

Chrysophyllum roxburghii is a plant species in the Sapotaceae family. It grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). The bark is grey to dark brown. Inflorescences bear up to 45 flowers. The fruit are brownish to purplish black, ripening yellow, round, up to 4 cm (2 in) in diameter. Its habitat is lowland forests from sea-level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude.^[2] C. roxburghii grows naturally in Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.^[5]

References

^ "Chrysophyllum roxburghii". The Plant List. Retrieved 26 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b Julaihi, L. C. J. (April 2002). "Chrysophyllum roxburghii G.Don" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 211–212. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
^ "Chrysophyllum roxburghii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
^ Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Chrysophyllum roxburghii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
^ Stearn, William (1973). A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names (Revised ed.). London: Cassell (published 1963). p. 278. ISBN 0304937215.

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