{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN/> | genus = Chrysophyllum | species = amazonicum | authority = T.D.Penn.<ref name=POWO/> | synonyms = {{Species list | Prieurella lanceolata | Aubrév. | Prieurella wurdackii | Aubrév. }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO/> }}
'''''Chrysophyllum amazonicum''''' is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to tropical South America.
==Description== ''Chrysophyllum amazonicum'' grows up to {{convert|30|m|-1}} tall, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|50|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}. It has small buttresses. The brown bark is fissured. Its ovate or oblanceolate leaves measure up to {{convert|15|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. Fascicles feature up to 25 yellow to green flowers. The fruits ripen yellow and measure up to {{convert|3.5|cm|1|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=Pennington/>
==Distribution and habitat== ''Chrysophyllum amazonicum'' is native to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.<ref name=IUCN/> Its habitat is in rainforest at altitudes up to {{convert|800|m|-2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Pennington/>
==References== {{Reflist | refs =
<ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) |author2=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |year=2019 |title=''Chrysophyllum amazonicum'' |article-number=e.T145566341A145682368 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145566341A145682368.en}}</ref>
<ref name=POWO>{{cite POWO | title = ''Chrysophyllum amazonicum'' | id = 941286-1 | accessdate = 18 June 2022}}</ref>
<ref name=Pennington>{{cite journal | last = Pennington | first = Terence | date = May 2006 | title = Flora da Reserva Ducke, Amazonas, Brasil: Sapotaceae | doi = 10.1590/2175-7860200657210 | journal = Rodriguésia | publisher = Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden | volume = 57 | issue = 2 | pages = 346, 348| doi-access = free }}</ref>
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amazonicum Category:Flora of western South America Category:Flora of Venezuela Category:Flora of North Brazil Category:Flora of West-Central Brazil Category:Plants described in 1990
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