Chrysophyllum cainito
Star Apple
Also known as: Cainito pomiferum Tussac +16 more
- Cainito pomiferum Tussac
- Chrysophyllum bonplandii Klotzsch ex Miq.
- Chrysophyllum caeruleum Jacq.
- Chrysophyllum caimito Maza, 1890
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. caeruleum Jacq.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. caeruleum L.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. jamaicense (Jacq.) Bois
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. jamaicense Jacq.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. jamaicense L.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. martinicense Pierre ex Duss
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. martinicense Pierre, 1904
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. pomiferum (Tussac) Pierre
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. portoricense A.DC.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. portoricense L.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. typicum Stehlé
- Chrysophyllum jamaicense Jacq.
- Chrysophyllum maliforme L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapotaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Found natively in South America, Chrysophyllum cainito (commonly known as Star Apple) is a tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Panama
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.