Biology:Geobalanus oblongifolius
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Geobalanus oblongifolius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Geobalanus |
| Species: | G. oblongifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Geobalanus oblongifolius (Michx.) Small
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Geobalanus oblongifolius, commonly known as gopher apple,[1] is an evergreen shrub. It grows in America within the sandhills of peninsular Florida as well as coastal Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia.[2]
Its fruit is eaten by wildlife and is being used in cancer research.[3] The fruit is a food source for the gopher tortoise and many other species of wildlife.
It was originally published as Licania michauxii by British botanist G.T. Prance in J. Arnold Arbor. vol. 51 on page 526 in 1970.[1] It was renamed as Geobalanus oblongifolius by (Michx.) Small and re-published in Fl. Miami: 81 (1913).[2] Although it is still known by its former name in some sources.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Taxon: Licania michauxii Prance". Grin. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=455935.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Geobalanus oblongifolius (Michx.) Small | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:108790-2.
- ↑ "Gopher Apple". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724184948/http://www.ffgc.org/horticulture/native/gopherapple.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
Other sources
- Prance, G. T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9:42-43.
- Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Wikidata ☰ Q6542990 entry
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