Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. V, Calocarpum

B. F. Kukachka

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Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. V, Calocarpum

Informally Refereed

Authors:

B. F. Kukachka

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Res. Pap. FPL-329. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 5 pages.

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Abstract

Calocarpum, long maintained as a distinct taxon, is now generally considered as a synonym of Pouteria. The wood anatomy is quite different from Pouteria (sensu stricto) and the author is of the opinion that reduction to synonomy is not justified. The anatomical evidence supports the treatment of Calocarpum by the monographer Charles Baehni.

Keywords

Wood anatomy, Calocarpum, Pouteria, specific gravity, Lucuma, Sapotaceae, tropical woods

Citation

Kukachka, B. F. 1978. Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. V, Calocarpum. Res. Pap. FPL-329. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 5 pages.