Chrysophyllum subnudum Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Chrysophyllum

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is 60 cm across. It is straight and cylinder shaped. It can have short buttresses at the base. The leaves are arranged in spirals. The leaves are simple and entire. They are narrowly oval and 8-20 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base. There are silvery grey hairs underneath. The flowers are in tufts in the axils of leaves. They are greenish white. The fruit is a round berry 3 cm long. It is slightly 5 lobed. It is a greenish yellow. There are up to 5 seeds. The seeds are 2.5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide and brown.
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The leaves at first silvery-silky beneath, becoming glabrous
Flowers whitish, in small axillary clusters.
A tree up to 30 ft. high
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland semi-deciduous forest and evergreen forest.
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Lowland semi-deciduous forest to evergreen forest, usually as an understorey tree.
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Usage

The nuts are eaten fresh or dried.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Plants grow from seeds. Seedlings can tolerate shade.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:786566-1
WFO ID wfo-0000857637
COL ID 5YQPG
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Synonyms

Chrysophyllum normandi Chrysophyllum subnudum