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Chrysophyllum argenteum subsp. panamense (Pittier) T.D. Penn.

caimo liso de monte, caimito

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Ebenales

Family
Sapotaceae

Genus
Chrysophyllum

Species
argenteum

Subspecies
subsp. panamense

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Chrysophyllum panamense Pittier

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1991

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Davidse, G. (1994) 113. Panicum L. Flora de Mesoamérica. 6: 302–318.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Hokche, O. Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (2008) Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela 1–860.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
  • Stevens, W.D. Ulloa, C., Pool, A., & Montiel, O.M. (2001) Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: i–xlii, 1–2666.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Chrysophyllum argenteum subsp. panamense", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1982. Accessed 4 November 2026.