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chrysophylla

Chrysophylla is a botanical name that has appeared in historical or informal contexts, but there is no widely recognized current taxon by that exact name in major modern databases. The term itself derives from Greek roots meaning “golden leaf” (chrysos for gold and phyllon for leaf), a descriptor that may have been used descriptively for plants with yellowish or metallic foliage.

In practice, Chrysophylla has been encountered as an old or ambiguous genus designation in some publications,

Given the potential for confusion with similarly named groups, such as Chrysophyllum (a valid genus in the

If you have a specific source, author, or context for Chrysophylla, providing that information will allow for

or
as
a
species
epithet
within
other
genera.
Because
taxonomy
has
changed
considerably
over
time,
such
usages
are
often
considered
obsolete
or
alternative
classifications
rather
than
reflecting
a
distinct,
standing
genus
today.
The
precise
application
of
the
name,
including
the
author
who
described
it
and
the
family
it
would
belong
to,
can
vary
across
sources,
and
reliable
modern
reference
works
may
not
list
Chrysophylla
as
a
current
name.
family
Sapotaceae)
or
broader
terms
like
Chrysophyta
(golden
algae),
it
is
important
to
verify
any
encounter
with
Chrysophylla
against
authoritative
taxonomic
databases.
Searches
in
resources
such
as
the
International
Plant
Names
Index
(IPNI),
Plants
of
the
World
Online
(POWO),
Tropicos,
and
GRIN
can
help
determine
whether
Chrysophylla
is
an
accepted
genus,
a
synonym,
or
a
misapplied
name,
and
identify
its
type
specimen
and
nomenclatural
history.
a
more
precise
clarification
of
its
taxonomic
status.