Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. VI, Chloroluma

B. F. Kukachka

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Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. VI, Chloroluma

Informally Refereed

Authors:

B. F. Kukachka

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Res. Pap. FPL-330. Madison: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 5 pages

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Abstract

The old genus Chloroluma has been reinstated to generic status after having been in synonomy under Chrysophyllum for many years. The description is based on the type species C. gonocarpa which is characterized by: Its clear yellow wood; pores in radial-echelon arrangement; rhombic, two-sized, and microcrystals frequent in the axial parenchyma and wood rays; colored cell contents and silica lacking; very large crystals occasionally found in the tyloses.

Keywords

Wood anatomy, specific gravity, Chrysophyllum, Sapotaceae, Chloroluma, tropical woods

Citation

Kukachka, B. F. 1978. Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. VI, Chloroluma. Res. Pap. FPL-330. Madison: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 5 pages