''Chrysophyllum durifructum'' is a tree in the family
Sapotaceae
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, native to Brazil.
Description
''Chrysophyllum durifructum'' grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is scaly. Its
oblanceolate
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leaves measure up to long.
Fascicles feature up to 10 green flowers. The fruits ripen green and measure up to long.
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Distribution and habitat
''Chrysophyllum durifructum'' is native to Brazil, where it is only known from an area of Amazonas north of Manaus
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.[ Its habitat is in lowland forest.][
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References
durifructum
Flora of North Brazil
Plants described in 1974
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