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Taxon: Chrysophyllum oliviforme L.

Genus: Chrysophyllum
Family: Sapotaceae subfamily: Chrysophylloideae.
Nomen number: 70175
Place of publication: Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:937. 1759
Typification: View record from Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project of the Natural History Museum of London.
Name verified on: 16-Nov-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-Sep-2005
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


See also subordinate taxa:


Common names:

  • damson-plum   (Source: Pl Book ) – English
  • satinleaf   (Source: Cornucopia ) – English
  • wild star-apple   (Source: F Neotrop 52:540.) – English
  • caimitillo   (Source: F Neotrop 52:540.) – Spanish

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
      Cultivated:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Caribbean: West Indies

References:

  • Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica.
  • Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  • Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants.
  • Gooding, E. G. et al. 1965. Flora of Barbados. [cultivated].
  • Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2001. World checklist and bibliography of Sapotaceae.
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  • Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2.
  • Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:539–543. [with two subspecies].
  • Spellman, D. L. et al. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83, 1975 & 1981
  • Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 2:325.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Chrysophyllum oliviforme L.:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?70175 (25 May 2013)

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