''Labatia psammophila'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is a shrub or tree which grows up to 23 meters tall. It is

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to the Atlantic Forest eastern

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, where it is found in the states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. It grows tropical moist lowland forest and coastal restinga forest.

References

psammophila Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Northeast Brazil Flora of Southeast Brazil Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1838 Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Sapotaceae-stub