Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. VII, Chrysophyllum

B. F. Kukachka

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Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. VII, Chrysophyllum

Informally Refereed

Authors:

B. F. Kukachka

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Res. Pap. FPL-331. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 9 pages

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Abstract

In the neotropics, the genus Chrysophyllum consists of C. cainito and a number of species which have recently been assigned to the genus Cynodendron. Many taxonomists have not accepted the new genus Cynodendron and this is supported by the present study of the wood anatomy. In this restricted sense, Chrysophyllum consists of a group of closely related species that are readily identifiable by their anatomical structure.

Keywords

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

Citation

Kukachka, B. F. 1978. Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae. VII, Chrysophyllum. Res. Pap. FPL-331. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 9 pages