Chrysobalanus cuspidatus Griseb.
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Authority
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Chrysobalanaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Duss 3633, Guadeloupe, (holotype, B, lost; lectotype, NY); 3476 fr (paratype, NY); 154, Martinique, fr (paratypes, F, GH, NY, US).
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Synonyms
Licania oligantha A.C.Sm.
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Description
Description - Small tree, the short-pubescent young branches becoming lenticellate with age. Leaves oblong to elliptic, 4.0-11.0 cm long, 2.0-4.5 cm broad, apex with well developed acumen 5.0-12.0 mm long, base rounded to subcuneate, both surfaces glabrous, sparsely hirsute on midrib beneath, the primary veins inconspicuous; petioles 3.0-6.0 mm long, sparsely pubescent when young. Stipules subpersistent, lanceolate, 5.0-8.0 mm long, intrapetiolar. Inflorescences few-flowered terminal and axillary cymules with brown pubescence. Receptacle cupuliform, pubescent inside and outside. Calyx lobes broadly ovate. Petals 5, exceeding calyx lobes. Stamens ca 12, the filaments joined in groups at base, pubescent. Ovary and style pilose. Fruit obovate, ca 2.7 cm long; epicarp smooth and ridged; mesocarp thin and fleshy; endocarp hard and thin 5-7 longitudinal ridges.
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Common Names
Icaque montagne, Ti feuilles, Zicac des bois
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Distribution
Forest, low woodland and wooded slopes, confined to the Lesser Antilles. Flowering Aug-Dec.
Guadeloupe South America| Martinique South America|