Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Radlk. subsp. marginatum

  • Authority

    Pennington, Terence D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52: 1-750. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Sapotaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Radlk. subsp. marginatum

  • Synonyms

    Myrsine marginata Hook. & Arn., Chrysophyllum ebenaceum Mart., Chrysophyllum maytenoides Mart., Chrysophyllum myrtifolium Mart., Chrysophyllum parviflorum Lam., Chrysophyllum martianum A.DC., Chrysophyllum ebenaceum var. pedunculatum Miq., Chrysophyllum ebenaceum var. obversum Miq., Chrysophyllum ebenaceum var. longifolium Miq., Chrysophyllum ebenaceum var. latifolium Miq., Chrysophyllum maytenoides var. myrtifolium (Mart.) Miq., Myrsine marginata var. arborea Griseb., Myrsine grisebachii Hieron., Chrysophyllum maytenoides var. normale Kuntze, Chrysophyllum maytenoides var. tenue Kuntze, Chrysophyllum grisebachii (Hieron.) Mez, Chrysophyllum ilicioides Rusby, Micropholis paraguayensis Dubard, Chrysophyllum marginatum var. obversum (Miq.) Cronquist, Chrysophyllum hoehnei Baehni, Cynodendron marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Baehni, Myrsine marginata var. arborea Griseb.

  • Description

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    Subspecies Description - Shrub, treelet or rarely tree. Lower leaf lamina glabrous or sometimes with appressed or spreading indumentum confined to the midrib. Corolla tube sericeous or glabrous. Field characters. A shrub, treelet or rarely tree to 25 m high and 60 cm diam., usually flowering when less than 10 m high. Bark pale greyish, with white latex. Flowers greenish-white to cream, scented. Fruit ripening through red to black, eaten and dispersed by birds (Heringer 14416, 17909, Heringer et al. 1100 (Goiás, Brazil)). Flowering season throughout its Brazilian range is Jan to May, with the fruit maturing Jul to Oct. In Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay, flowering slightly later, Mar to Jul, fruiting Oct to Nov.

  • Discussion

    Distribution and Ecology: Brazil, Bahía, Goiás and Mato Grosso, southwards to Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, also extending into central Bolivia. Throughout the E part of its range (Mato Grosso, Goias, Minas Gerais to Paraguay) it is a common component of cerrado, forest islands within cerrado and associated gallery forest. In Andean Argentina it ascends to 1250 m altitude, where it occurs in deciduous xerophytic forest. In addition there are isolated records from other vegetation types, such as wet lowland rain forest in Bahia (Santos 377), and Araucaria forest in Parana (Hatschbach 26378).

  • Common Names

    Balsarina, blanquilla Colorado, carapun, guazuriua, lanza blanca, picasu-rembiu, pyka-su-rembiu

  • Objects

    Specimen - 374924, J. C. Lindeman 4922, Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Radlk. subsp. marginatum, Sapotaceae (269.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Paraná, Guarapuava Mun.

    Specimen - 374926, B. D. Sucre 2532, Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Radlk. subsp. marginatum, Sapotaceae (269.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Petrópolis Mun.

    Specimen - 00859631, C. E. O. Kuntze s.n., Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Radlk. subsp. marginatum, Sapotaceae (269.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Mato Grosso, Cáceres Mun.

    Specimen - 374943, T. M. Pedersen 10721, Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Radlk. subsp. marginatum, Sapotaceae (269.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Argentina, Corrientes

  • Distribution

    Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Distrito Federal Brazil South America| Goiás Brazil South America| Mato Grosso Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America| Paraná Brazil South America| Rio Grande do Sul Brazil South America| Rio de Janeiro Brazil South America| Santa Catarina Brazil South America| São Paulo Brazil South America| La Paz Bolivia South America| Santa Cruz Bolivia South America| Paraguay South America| Amambay Paraguay South America| Central Paraguay South America| Argentina South America| Chaco Argentina South America| Corrientes Argentina South America| Entre Ríos Argentina South America| Formosa Argentina South America| Jujuy Argentina South America| Misiones Argentina South America| Salta Argentina South America| Uruguay South America| Artìgas Uruguay South America| Rio Negro Argentina South America|