Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum, DNeill15744--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. Las Orq. 15 Sep 07. 570.jpg
Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum (Pierre) Baehni belongs to the Sapotaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-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.
