Chrysophyllum splendens

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| genus = Chrysophyllum

| species = splendens

| authority = Spreng.

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| Chrysophyllum amplifolium | A.DC.

| Chrysophyllum olfersii | Klotzsch ex Miq.

| Chrysophyllum pulcherrimum | Mart. & Eichler

| Villocuspis splendens | (Spreng.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.

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Chrysophyllum splendens is a plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to Brazil.

Description

File:Chrysophyllum splendens - Flickr - Tarciso Leão (3).jpg

Chrysophyllum splendens grows as a shrub or tree up to {{convert|18|m|-1}} tall. The trunk has a diameter up to {{convert|50|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}. The timber is locally used in construction and for furniture.

Distribution and habitat

Chrysophyllum splendens is native to the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Pernambuco. Its habitat is in hilly rainforest, at altitudes to {{convert|100|m|-2|abbr=on}}.

References

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{{cite iucn |author=Pires O'Brien, J. |year=1998 |title=Chrysophyllum splendens |page=e.T35393A9926325 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35393A9926325.en}}

{{cite POWO | title = Chrysophyllum splendens | id = 786563-1 | access-date = 28 September 2022}}

{{cite web | author = Ken Fern | title = Chrysophyllum splendens | work = Useful Tropical Plants Database | url = http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Chrysophyllum+splendens | access-date = 28 September 2022}}

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splendens

Category:Flora of Bahia

Category:Flora of Espírito Santo

Category:Flora of Pernambuco

Category:Plants described in 1824