Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. XVIII, Gomphiluma

B.F. Kukachka

doi:10.2737/FPL-RP-362

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Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. XVIII, Gomphiluma

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Authors:

B.F. Kukachka

Year:

1980

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RP-362

Source:

Res. Pap. FPL-RP-362. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 3 pages

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Abstract

As now constituted, Gomphiluma consists of two species of small trees limited to the Brazilian Amazon. Formerly submerged in the large genus Pouteria, Gomphiluma was reinstated to generic status by Aubréville in 1961. The pale brown wood of moderate density is quite unlike that of Pouteria and appears more nearly allied with certain species of Micropholis.

Keywords

Gomphiluma, tropical woods, wood anatomy

Citation

Kukachka, B.F. 1980. Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. XVIII, Gomphiluma. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-362. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 3 pages