Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Chrysophyllum > Chrysophyllum argenteum

Chrysophyllum argenteum (bastard redwood)

Synonyms: Chrysophyllum pyriforme; Cynodendron argenteum (homotypic)

Infraspecies

Chrysophyllum argenteum argenteum
Chrysophyllum argenteum auratum (Attributes)
Chrysophyllum argenteum ferrugineum
Chrysophyllum argenteum nitidum
Chrysophyllum argenteum panamense

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  82 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Flower Color [2]  Yellow
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fruit Color [2]  Blue
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Fire Tolerance [2]  Medium
Frost Free Days [2]  1 year
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Year Round
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Year Round
Growth Form [2]  Single Crown
Growth Period [2]  Year Round
Leaf Type [3]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Propagation [2]  Seed
Root Depth [2]  36 inches (91 cm)
Specific Gravity [4]  0.78
Structure [3]  Tree
Height [1]  34 feet (10.5 m)
Width [1]  21 feet (6.3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Soil Fertility [2]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Moderate

Protected Areas

Predators

Anastrepha panamensis[5]
Anastrepha serpentina (sapote fruit fly)[5]
Anastrepha zeteki[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Jérôme Chave, Helene C. Muller-Landau, Timothy R. Baker, Tomás A. Easdale, Hans ter Steege, Campbell O. Webb, 2006. Regional and phylogenetic variation of wood density across 2,456 neotropical tree species. Ecological Applications 16(6), 2356 - 2367
♦ 5Norrbom, A.L. 2004. Fruit fly (Tephritidae) host plant database. Version Nov, 2004.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0