Chrysophyllum lucentifolium

Chrysophyllum lucentifolium is a plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to Central and South America.

Chrysophyllum lucentifolium
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. lucentifolium
Binomial name
Chrysophyllum lucentifolium Cronquist[2]

Description

Chrysophyllum lucentifolium grows as a shrub or tree. The species is harvested for its timber.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Chrysophyllum lucentifolium is native to an area from Costa Rica in the north to southeastern Brazil.^[1] It grows in a variety of habitats from forests to savanna.^[2]