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| Family : CHRYSOBALANACEAE |
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 513 (1753)  |
| Information on the genus : Chrysobalanus |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Chrysobalanus icaco L. subsp. icaco (1753) |
| Chrysobalanus icaco var. luteus (Sabine) Souza (1979) |
| Chrysobalanus luteus Sabine |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Chrysobalanus ellipticus Sol. ex Sabine (1824) |
| =Chrysobalanus icaco subsp. ellipticus (Sol. ex Sabine) Souza (1979) |
| =Chrysobalanus icaco var. macrocarpus Souza (1979) |
| =Chrysobalanus icaco subsp. orbicularis (Schumach.) Souza |
| =Chrysobalanus orbicularis Schumach. (1827) |
| =Chrysobalanus icaco var. orbicularis (1979) |
| =Chrysobalanus pellocarpus G. Mey. |
| =Chrysobalanus icaco var. pellocarpus (G. Mey.) Souza (1979) |
| =Chrysobalanus icaco var. roseus Souza |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Chrysobalanus icaco L. subsp. icaco (1753) |
| Chrysobalanus icaco subsp. atacorensis (A. Chev.) F. White (1976) |
| Chrysobalanus icaco var. atacorensis (1976) |
| Chrysobalanus icaco subsp. orbicularis (Schumach.) Souza |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Evergreen (straggling) shrub to 3-4 m tall, or tree to 12 m [subsp. icaco], or 30 m with bole 35 cm Ø [subsp. atacorensis (A. Chev.) F. White], much branched, branching low down; |
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| Ecology : |
Subsp. icaco is very variable in leaf-shape, branching of inflorescence, and in fruit shape, size and colour. |
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Differences between the West Indian C. cuspidatus Griseb. and C. icaco are slight, but no intermidiates are known between them.
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The identity of Chrysobalanus stuhlmannii Engl. (holotype Stuhlmann 430, B, lost; only gathering), describe |
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| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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| Record n°174322 |
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