Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum
(Pierre) Baehni
Sapotaceae
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:
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 |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 30.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
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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