Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum subsp. spurium (Ducke) T.D.Penn.
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Authority
Pennington, Terence D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52: 1-750. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Sapotaceae
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Scientific Name
Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum subsp. spurium (Ducke) T.D.Penn.
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Synonyms
Ecclinusa spuria Ducke, Pouteria spuria (Ducke) Pittier, Ragala spuria (Ducke) Aubrév.
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Description
Subspecies Description - Leaves usually broadly elliptic or broadly elliptic-oblong with rounded or truncate base, lower lamina glabrous. Petiole usually 2-4 cm long. Fruiting calyx weakly accrescent (sepals less than 1 cm long, not or only weakly thickened). Field characters. Tree to 35 m high and 50 cm diam. with small buttresses. The slash exudes copious thick white or yellowish latex. Flowers yellowish-green to yellowish-white, fruit maturing yellowish to brown, with milky sap in the flesh. The seeds are eaten by birds (B. & S. Nelson 1056). Flowering Apr to Jul, fruit seen througout the year.
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Discussion
The fruit is edible and the timber used locally for boards and parquet.
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Common Names
Abiu, balata, balata braba, balata rana, balata sapotina, balata ucuquirama, cajurana, coquirana, coquirana braba, coquirana brava, coquirama verde, ka-he-pa, moyeja, moyera, paloyancha, temare, temare montanero, ucuquirana, ucuquirana brava
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Distribution
Brazilian Amazonia, extending northwards to S Venezuela, west to Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. A common tree of non-flooded upland forest, often on white sand, but also present on clay, generally lowland but reaching 800 m altitude in Peru. This subsp. is sometimes gregarious (Fróes 248).
Colombia South America| Amazonas Colombia South America| Venezuela South America| Distrito Federal Venezuela South America| Ecuador South America| Morona-Santiago Ecuador South America| Peru South America| Loreto Peru South America| San Martín Peru South America| Brazil South America| Acre Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America|