Chrysophyllum roxburghii G.Don

Species

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Characteristics

A tree. It can be 30 m tall. It can have buttresses. It has a white sticky exudate. The leaves are simple and 5-15 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The new growth has rusty brown hairs. The leaf stalk is 5-8 mm long. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. There are 5 green or white petals. They are 2-3 mm long. The fruit is fleshy and green or yellow. It is 5-6 cm long and wide. The fruit has a sticky white exudate. There can be 5 seeds and they are shiny brown. They are 24 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.5 - 20.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 450 m altitude.
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Forests at medium elevations in southern China.
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Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds and also by budding and grafting.
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Images

Chrysophyllum roxburghii unspecified picture

Distribution

Chrysophyllum roxburghii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:786546-1
WFO ID wfo-0000857328
COL ID 5YR25
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Lucuma lanceolata Lucuma tomentosa Chrysophyllum roxburghianum Chrysophyllum roxburghii Chrysophyllum acuminatum Chrysophyllum lanceolatum Chrysophyllum lanceolatum var. papuanum Chrysophyllum lanceolatum var. stellatocarpon Chrysophyllum roxburghii var. papuanum Donella lanceolatum var. stellatocarpon