Chromolucuma

Chromolucuma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus:
Ducke
Type species
Chromolucuma rubriflora

Chromolucuma is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described in 1925.[3][1][4]

The genus is native to Central and South America.[2][5]

Species

Nine species are accepted.[6]

  • Chromolucuma apiculata Alves-Araújo & M.AlvesBahia
  • Chromolucuma baehniana MonachVenezuela (Amazonas), Guyana
  • Chromolucuma brevipedicellata C.C.Vasconc. & Terra-Araujo – Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Chromolucuma cespedesiiformis J.F.Morales – Costa Rica
  • Chromolucuma congestifolia (Pilz) Alves-Araújo & M.AlvesPanama, Costa Rica
  • Chromolucuma flavilatex (T.D.Penn.) Alves-Araújo – French Guiana and northern Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Chromolucuma rubriflora DuckeColombia (Antioquia), S Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima, Pará)
  • Chromolucuma stipulifera (T.D.Penn.) Alves-Araújo – French Guiana and northern Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Chromolucuma williamii (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Alves-Araújo – Colombia (Amazonas), northern Brazil (Amazonas), and French Guiana

References

  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Chromolucuma Ducke
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Ducke, Walter Adolpho. 1925. Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 4: 160-161 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
  4. ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. ^ Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 52: 1–771.
  6. ^ "Chromolucuma Ducke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 April 2025.