Biology:Chrysophyllum mexicanum
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Sapotaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysophyllum |
| Species: | C. mexicanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysophyllum mexicanum Brandegee[2]
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Chrysophyllum mexicanum is a plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to Mexico and Central America.
Description
Chrysophyllum mexicanum grows as a shrub or tree up to 23 metres (80 ft) tall. The trunk has a diameter of up to 50 cm (20 in).[3]
Distribution and habitat
Chrysophyllum mexicanum is native to an area from northern Mexico to Nicaragua.[1] Its habitat is in forests, particularly on rocky hillsides, at altitudes up to 1,700 m (5,600 ft).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Chrysophyllum mexicanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T150101952A150110607. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/150101952/150110607. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chrysophyllum mexicanum" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/786468-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ken Fern. "Chrysophyllum mexicanum". Useful Tropical Plants Database. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Chrysophyllum+mexicanum.
Wikidata ☰ Q9191437 entry
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