''Elaeoluma'' is a genus of plants in the family
Sapotaceae
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described as a genus in 1891.
''Elaeoluma'' is native to
Central and
South America
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Species
Five species are accepted.
* '' Elaeoluma crispa'' T.D.Penn - Venezuela ( Amazonas)
* '' Elaeoluma ferruginea'' – Venezuela
* '' Elaeoluma glabrescens'' (Mart. & Eichler) Aubrév. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
* '' Elaeoluma nuda'' (Baehni) Aubrév. - Suriname, Venezuela, N Brazil
* ''Elaeoluma schomburgkiana
''Elaeoluma'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1891.
''Elaeoluma'' is native to Central America, Central and South America.
Species
Five species are accepted.
* ''Elaeoluma crispa'' T.D.Penn - Venezuela (Ama ...
'' (Miq.) Baill. - Guyana, S Venezuela, N Brazil
References
Chrysophylloideae
Sapotaceae genera
Flora of Southern America
Taxa described in 1891
Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
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