Sapotaceae

Chrysophyllum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 192 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Cayman Is., Hawaii, Malaya, Queensland, Society Is., Tonga, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 3: 498.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 88 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 192 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cronquist in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 73: 286 (1946)
  • E.M. 8: 39 (1904), pro parte maxima, excl. sect.Zeyherella
  • Engl., E. & P. Pf. IV, 1: 147 (1897)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 88 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 192 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 25, 2015 Sands, M.J.S., et al. [2553] Papua New Guinea K000342031 No
Oct 1, 2013 Plot Voucher [B 92] Cameroon K000749685 No
Oct 1, 2013 Plot Voucher [B 78] Cameroon K000749676 No
Oct 1, 2013 Plot Voucher [B 53] Cameroon K000749722 No
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [2315] Brazil K000579356 No
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2613] Cameroon K000580015 No
Dec 1, 2006 Burgt, X.M., van der [950] Cameroon K000460381 No
Jan 1, 2006 van der Burgt, X.M.; Motoh, J.; Njibili, S.; Elangwe, M. [950] Cameroon K:SPC-65118.000 No
Jul 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [9064] Cameroon K000749723 No
Jul 1, 2003 Cable, S. [1166] Cameroon K000460236 No
Jul 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3502] Cameroon K000749724 No
Jul 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [9631] Cameroon K000749721 No
Jan 1, 1986 Cuatrecasas, J. [15219] Colombia K000653030 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1945 Glaziou, A. [20402] Brazil K000994425 Neotype Yes
Casmir, Z.; Rakotonirina.; Be, G.; Martial. [69] Madagascar K001890787 No
Capuron, R. [8833-SF] Madagascar K000430607 Type Yes
Capuron, R. [8952-SF] Madagascar K000430609 Isotype Yes
Gossweiler, J. [7881] Angola K000430613 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [7881] Angola K000430612 Type Yes
Myers, J.G. [10565A] Sudan K:SPC-17413.000 No
Harris, D.J.; Fay, M. [679] Central African Republic K:SPC-54436.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [3105A] Kenya K:SPC-25571.000 No
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1344] Central African Republic K:SPC-63389.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4161] Malaysia K001038285 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, Richard Brazil K:SPC-65928.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Lopez, E. [17136] Peru K:SPC-73404.000 No
Chouvenot, M. [61] Madagascar K000430608 Isotype Yes
Brazil K:SPC-66065.000 No
Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; Piva, J.H. [1428] Brazil K000579341 No
Mildbraed, J. [8688] Cameroon K000430627 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0