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Bastard redwood

Chrysophyllum argenteum

Also called Basterd Red Wood, Smooth Star Apple

Bastard redwood
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Sapotaceae (Sapot family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Chrysophyllum argenteum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to the tropical Americas.

Where it grows

Chrysophyllum argenteum is native to a wide area from the Caribbean to Central America and tropical South America. Its habitat is in various forest types and grasslands at altitudes up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).

Other Chrysophyllum plants

Goldenleaf · Goldenleaf · Chrysophyllum amazonicum · Chrysophyllum aulacocarpum · Star apple · Chrysophyllum colombianum · Chrysophyllum durifructum · Chrysophyllum eximium · Chrysophyllum flexuosum · Chrysophyllum gonocarpum · Chrysophyllum inornatum · Chrysophyllum lucentifolium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chrysophyllum argenteum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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