| Elaeoluma | |
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| Elaeoluma glabrescens with fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysophylloideae |
| Genus: | Elaeoluma Baill. |
| Synonyms12 | |
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Gymnoluma Baill. | |
Elaeoluma is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1891.34
Elaeoluma is native to Central and South America.1
Species
Five species are accepted.5
- Elaeoluma crispa T.D.Penn - Venezuela (Amazonas)
- Elaeoluma ferruginea Alves-Araújo – Venezuela
- Elaeoluma glabrescens (Mart. & Eichler) Aubrév. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
- Elaeoluma nuda (Baehni) Aubrév. - Suriname, Venezuela, N Brazil
- Elaeoluma schomburgkiana (Miq.) Baill. - Guyana, S Venezuela, N Brazil
References
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1891. Histoire des Plantes 11: 292 in Latin
- Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1891. Histoire des Plantes 11: 293–294 in Latin
- Tropicos, Elaeoluma Baill.
- "Elaeoluma Baill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- Carneiro, Ana Lúcia Basílio; Teixeira, Maria Francisca Simas; Oliveira, Viviana Maria Araújo de; Fernandes, Ormezinda Celeste Cristo; Cauper, Gláucia Socorro de Barros; Pohlit, Adrian Martin (February 2008). "Screening of Amazonian plants from the Adolpho Ducke forest reserve, Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil, for antimicrobial activity". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 103 (1): 31–38. doi:10.1590/S0074-02762008000100005. hdl:1807/57449. ISSN 0074-0276. PMID 18368234.
- Oliveira, Viviana Maria Araújo de; Carneiro, Ana Lucia Basilio; Cauper, Glaucia Socorro de Barros; Pohlit, Adrian Martin (2009). "In vitro screening of Amazonian plants for hemolytic activity and inhibition of platelet aggregation in human blood". Acta Amazonica. 39 (4): 973–980. doi:10.1590/S0044-59672009000400026. ISSN 0044-5967.