Chrysophyllum pomiferum
(Eyma) Pennington
Applebearing starapple
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Summary
Source: WikipediaChrysophyllum pomiferum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to tropical South America.
Description
A tree. It grows to 35-45 m tall. The trunk can be 60-90 cm across. It can have buttresses or flanges at the base. The twigs are grey and covered with rusty-brown hairs when young. The leaves are alternate and and angular oval shape. They are 5-14 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The edges are curved back. The flowers are in tufts in the axils of leaves. The fruit occur singly or in pairs. The fruit is a berry. It is a flattened oval shape and 2-4 cm long by 2-3.5 cm wide. It is yellowish. The pulp is fleshy and edible. There are about 20 seeds.
Edible Uses
The sweet pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is sweet and edible.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on forested slopes and mountain savannah forest on granite. It is often near creeks.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Notes
There are about 80-150 Chrysophyllum species. They are mostly in tropical America. There are 44 species in tropical America.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Abiurana, Aknon, Boesisoke, Capure, Capurillo, Felipe pena, Haimara-kushi, Kimboto, Kwikpa, Laurierkers, Limonaballi, Massarandubarana, Monkisoki, Paripiballi, Purguillo
References (10)
- Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer (ifac) (As Pouteria pomifera)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 131
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 222
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 51
- Pennington, T.D., 1990, Sapotaceae in Flora Neotropica Monograph 52. New York Botanical Gardens. p 602
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- Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
- Polak, A. M., 1992, Major Timber Trees of Guyana. A Field Guide. Tropenbos Series 2. Wageningen. p 73
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 403 (As Achrouteria pomifera)
- Van Roosmalen, M.G.M., & Garcia, O. M., 2000, Fruits of the Amazonian Forest. Part 2: Sapotaceae. Acta Amazonica 30(2): 187-290
