Sapotaceae FAMILY
Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum
Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum is a tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The bole, which has short, simple buttresses, is up to 60cm in diameter[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for the balata contained in its stems.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, northern Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas.
HabitatNon-flooded and periodically flooded rainforest at elevations up to 800 metres[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ].