Micropholis guyanensis
Wild Balata
Also known as: Chrysophyllum discolor Walp. & Duchass. ex Pierre +16 more
- Chrysophyllum discolor Walp. & Duchass. ex Pierre
- Chrysophyllum melinonii Engl.
- Mastichodendron williamsii (Baehni) Baehni ex Bernardi
- Micropholis achradoformis Pierre
- Micropholis apiculata Gilly
- Micropholis balata Pierre
- Micropholis chrysophylloides Pierre
- Micropholis chrysophylloides var. truncata Pierre
- Micropholis cowanii Aubrév.
- Micropholis cruegeriana Pierre
- Micropholis curvata (Pierre) Pierre & Urb.
- Micropholis cyrtobotrya (Mart. ex Miq.) Baill.
- Micropholis discolor Pierre
- Micropholis dominicensis Pierre
- Micropholis eggersiana Pierre
- Micropholis grandifolia Pierre ex Glaz.
- Micropholis guyanensis subsp. duckeana (Baehni) T.D.Penn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapotaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to South America, Micropholis guyanensis (commonly known as Wild Balata) is a tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.