Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum, DNeill15744--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. Las Orq. 15 Sep 07. 570.jpg
Native to Brazil North, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza (Nangaritza Canton)
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Large tree 20 m tall, 40 cm DBH. Very common locally on sandstone pleateau. Thick, sticky white latex in trunk and stems. Leaves with golden-brown pubescence beneath. Young fruits pale green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Sapotaceae
Genus
Chrysophyllum
Specific Epithet
sanguinolentum
Authorship
(Pierre) Baehni
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#247,314 of 335,497
Top 74%
Extinction probability
5%
