Geobalanus oblongifolius
| Geobalanus oblongifolius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Geobalanus |
| Species: | G. oblongifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Geobalanus oblongifolius (Michx.) Small
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Geobalanus oblongifolius, commonly known as gopher apple,[1] is an evergreen shrub. It grows in the sandhills of peninsular Florida as well as coastal Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia.[2]
The fruit is a food source for the gopher tortoise and many other species of wildlife.[3]
It was originally published as Licania michauxii by British botanist G.T. Prance in J. Arnold Arbor. vol. 51 on page 526 in 1970.[1] It was renamed as Geobalanus oblongifolius by (Michx.) Small and re-published in Fl. Miami: 81 (1913).[2] Although it is still known by its former name in some sources.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Taxon: Licania michauxii Prance". Grin. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Geobalanus oblongifolius (Michx.) Small | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Gopher Apple". Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Incorporated. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
Other sources
[edit]- Prance, G. T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9:42-43.
- Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
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