Chrysophyllum lanceolatum var. stellatocarpon

P. Royen

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

An evergreen tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The branches are yellow and hairy. The leaf stalk is 2-7 mm long. The leaf blade is oval or sword shaped. Leaves are 5-12 cm long by 1.7-4 cm wide. They are papery with rust coloured hairs on both surfaces. The fruit are brown to purplish black. They are round but slightly flattened. The fruit are 5 ribbed and 1.5-3 cm across. They have between 1 and 5 seeds. The seeds are compressed and with a thick seed coat.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

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Medicinal Uses

The roots and leaves are used medicinally.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical and subtropical locations. They occur in mid altitude forests in Guangdong, Guangxi provinces in China. In Assam it grows to 1,000 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, China, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. Seed should be planted fresh.

Other Information

It is a cultivated plant.

Notes

The roots and leaves are used medicinally. There are about 80-150 Chrysophyllum species. They are mostly in tropical America. There are 44 species in tropical America. Now Chrysophyllum roxburghii

Also Known As

Bon pitha, Jin ye shu, Thaibon biphang

References (7)

Argent, G et al, nd, Manual of the Larger and More important non Dipterocarp Trees of Central Kalimantan Indonesia. Volume 2 Forest Research Institute, Samarinda, Indonesia. p 575
Elliot, W.R., & Jones, D.L., 1984, Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. Vol 3. Lothian. p 37
Flora China. Vol. 15 p 208 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
Hazarika, T. K., et al, 2012, Studies on wild fruits of Mizoram, India used as ethno-medicines. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Published on line 03 February, 2012
Patiri, B. & Borah, A., 2007, Wild Edible Plants of Assam. Geethaki Publishers. p 77

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Townsend, K., 1994, Across the Top. Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Townsville Branch Inc. p 132
Vink, Blumea 9: 32. 1958