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Useful Tropical Plants

Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum

(Pierre) Baehni

Sapotaceae

+ Synonyms

Chrysophyllum balata (Ducke) Baehni

Chrysophyllum klugii Baehni

Ecclinusa balata Ducke

Ecclinusa klugii (Baehni) Cronquist

Ecclinusa sanguinolenta Pierre

Ecclinusa spuria Ducke

Pouteria spuria (Ducke) Pittier

Ragala sanguinolenta Pierre

Ragala spuria (Ducke) Aubrév.

Common Name:

Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum
Branch with buds
Photograph by: Christopher Davidson
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General Information

Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum is a tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The bole, which has short, simple buttresses, is up to 60cm in diameter[
412
Title
Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
Publication
 
Author
Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
Publisher
David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
Year
2004
ISBN
0 9538134 3 6
Description
A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for the balata contained in its stems.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

412
Title
Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
Publication
 
Author
Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
Publisher
David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
Year
2004
ISBN
0 9538134 3 6
Description
A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.

Range

S. America - Peru, northern Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas.

Habitat

Non-flooded and periodically flooded rainforest at elevations up to 800 metres[
412
Title
Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
Publication
 
Author
Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
Publisher
David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
Year
2004
ISBN
0 9538134 3 6
Description
A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitTree
Height30.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The latex obtained from the stem is said to be effective in hastening the healing of open wounds. It is applied to the wound and allowed to dry, forming a kind of protective 'skin'.

Other Uses

A balata-like substance is obtained from the stems[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. Balata is a gum or latex made from tree sap and resembling rubber. It is used for making gaskets, chewing gum and as a gutta-percha substitute[
558
Title
Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 30
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Harvard University, Boston.
Year
1984 - 1986
ISBN
 
Description
A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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