Chrysophyllum gonocarpum

Chrysophyllum gonocarpum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to South America.

Chrysophyllum gonocarpum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Chrysophyllum
Species:	C. gonocarpum
Binomial name
Chrysophyllum gonocarpum (Mart. & Eichler) Engl.[2]
Synonyms[2]
Chloroluma gonocarpa (Mart. & Eichler) Baill. ex Aubrév. Chrysophyllum cearaense Allemão Chrysophyllum cysneiri Allemão Chrysophyllum lucumifolium Griseb. Chrysophyllum nemorale Rojas Acosta Chrysophyllum obtusifolium Allemão Chrysophyllum persicastrum Eichler Martiusella gonocarpa (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre Pouteria boliviana (Rusby) Baehni Sapota gonocarpa Mart. & Eichler Sideroxylon bolivianum Rusby Sideroxylon reticulatum Britton

Description

Chrysophyllum gonocarpum grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter up to 80 cm (31 in). The brown to pink wood is used commercially.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Chrysophyllum gonocarpum is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.^[1] Its habitat is in lowland or foothill forests.^[3]