Biology:Cornuella venezuelanensis

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant in the family Sapotaceae

Cornuella venezuelanensis
At Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, Brazil
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Cornuella (plant)
Species:
Template:Taxonomy/Cornuella (plant)C. venezuelanensis
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/Cornuella (plant)Cornuella venezuelanensis
Pierre[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Achras mayana (Lundell) Lundell
  • (Pierre) T.D.Penn. (Huber) Aubrév.
  • (Standl.) Baehni Pouteria mayana
  • Lucuma lucentifolia Lundell
  • Chrysophyllum excelsum Standl.
  • (Standl.) Baehni Pouteria petenensis
  • Lucuma pentasperma Lundell
  • Chrysophyllum venezuelanense Huber
  • Standl. Pouteria dibrachiata
  • Gambeya excelsa Lundell
  • Pouteria pentasperma Pouteria lucentifolia

Cornuella venezuelanensis (synonym Chrysophyllum venezuelanense) is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to the tropical Americas. It is the sole species in the genus Cornuella.[3]

Description

Cornuella venezuelanensis grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall. The fruit is yellow.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Cornuella venezuelanensis is native to Mexico, Central America and tropical South America including Brazil. Its habitat is mainly in lowland forests.[1]

Uses

The fruit of Cornuella venezuelanensis is edible. The timber is used in construction and for fences.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Chrysophyllum venezuelanense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145813280A146792119.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/145813280/146792119. Retrieved 19 December 2022. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cornuella venezuelanensis" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/308745-2. 
  3. ↑ "Cornuella Pierre". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297111-2. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ken Fern. "Chrysophyllum venezuelanense". Useful Tropical Plants Database. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Chrysophyllum+venezuelanense. 

Wikidata ☰ Q87148370 entry




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Cornuella_venezuelanensis&oldid=4092300"