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Chrysobalanus

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Chrysobalanaceae Genus: Chrysobalanus

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Shrubs or trees.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Margins entire. Petiolate.

Flowers: Flowers in thyrses axillary or terminal. Flowers bisexual (perfect); perianth and androecium perigynous; hypanthium free, well developed, densely hairy on both surfaces. Calyx of 5 distinct sepals. Corolla of 5 petals. Stamens (12–)14–22(–26); filaments connate basally to 1/3 length in groups, densely hairy proximally. Ovary superior, densely hairy; styles densely hairy.

Fruit: Drupes globose or broadly ellipsoid; endocarp longitudinally ribbed. Seeds 1 per fruit.

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Historical Distribution

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Chrysobalanus icaco L.

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Island Status

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 513 (1753)

Occurrences

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